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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Writting an essay on:How an old term have taken on a new meaning. Can you give examples on some reasons on why old terms take on new meanings.
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Hello I would say because they're subject to cultural and social changes. For example, if we were to take a close look at the word '***', we'd find that it was introduced to the English language by Germanic tribes. But because they were heathen people, they did not yet associate this word with the catholic faith.
- Hello I would say because they're subject to cultural and social changes.
- For example, if we were to take a close look at the word '***', we'd find that it was introduced to the English language by Germanic tribes.
- But because they were heathen people, they did not yet associate this word with the catholic faith.
- Only when this word, together with many other words, was influenced by Christianity in the 6th century, did it become charged with a deeper significance and symbolism.
- Today, its meaning has been broadened even more because we no longer associate it solely with the Christian belief, but with deities of the Islam, Judaism, and all other religions that have a maker as well.
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Hello
I would say because they're subject to cultural and social changes.
For example, if we were to take a close look at the word '***', we'd find that it was introduced to
the English language by Germanic tribes. But because they were heathen people, they did not yet associate this word with the catholic faith. Only when this word, together with many other words, was infl
I would say because they're subject to cultural and social changes.
For example, if we were to take a close look at the word '***', we'd find that it was introduced to
the English language by Germanic tribes. But because they were heathen people, they did not yet associate this word with the catholic faith. Only when this word, together with many other words, was infl
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