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Cognitive linguistics posits that language serves to express various concepts closely related to human experience, as this experience evolves across time and cultures, language naturally adapts in tandem. From a diachronic perspective, language changes are obvious, exemplified by shifts like that from classical Chinese to vernacular, and from old English to standard English (Freeborn, 2009). However, a purely synchronic view renders such changes difficult to detect and explain, as Hudson (2000: 392) points out:

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Semantic Change Studies

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    2025年

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  • Xu Wen,
  • Ruiliang Tang

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Cognitive linguistics posits that language serves to express various concepts closely related to human experience, as this experience evolves across time and cultures, language naturally adapts in tandem. From a diachronic perspective, language changes are obvious, exemplified by shifts like that from classical Chinese to vernacular, and from old English to standard English (Freeborn, 2009). However, a purely synchronic view renders such changes difficult to detect and explain, as Hudson (2000: 392) points out: