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He also wrote a great book called Studies in Words about how the meaning of words change over time, apparently in similar ways in different languages. It was ba
by MrDrDr 8y ago
He also wrote a great book called Studies in Words about how the meaning of words change over time, apparently in similar ways in different languages. It was based on a series of lectures he gave students reading old texts, that they should not apply modern meaning to an old word: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Studies-Words-Canto-Classics-Lewis/dp/1107688655 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Studies-Words-Canto-Classics-Lewis/...