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Relexicalization:
A Study of Cultural Lexicon of Kashmiri

Dr. Shabina, M.A. Ph.D., M.Ed.

Abstract

The process of language change is quite evident in the cultural lexicon of Kashmiri in the form of processes like semantic shifts and relexicalization. Semantic shift occurs as a word moves from one set of circumstances to another, resulting in an extension or narrowing of the range of meanings. There are a number of examples of this process in the cultural lexicon of the Kashmiri. The process of relexicalization (or simply renaming) highlights the importance of the influences of education, fashion and developments as a result of information technology. This process is very well illustrated in the cultural lexicon of Kashmiri.

Keywords: language-change, culture, lexicon, relexicalization, kinship

Introduction

According to Naylor (1996:37), “Change is a necessary part of culture whereby groupings and individuals adjust or alter their beliefs, behaviors, and material and socio-cultural productions. If humans and their cultures are to survive, they must adjust to the constantly changing environments.” Change is a word that depicts and denotes, among many other things, development, growth, and expansion. As a matter of fact, it is change that, in a way, keeps on to the way leading to continued existence. The phenomenon of language change has probably gained more public notice and criticism than any other linguistic issue.

David Crystal (2003:256,257), while defining language change, writes, “In Historical linguistics, a general term referring to change within a language over a period, seen as a universal and unstoppable process. The phenomenon was first systematically investigated by comparative philologists at the end of eighteenth century, and in the twentieth century by historical linguists and sociolinguists. All aspects of language are involved, though most attention has been paid to phonology and lexis, where change is most noticeable and frequent.”

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Dr. Shabina, M.A. Ph.D., M.Ed.
Assistant Professor
Department of Functional English
Government Degree College
Ganderbal191201
Jammu and Kashmir
India
shabinaallaqaband@yahoo.co.in

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