Words which were used to designate one thing but later changed to mean something else have experienced process of semantic _____.

Degradation is the opposite of semantic ______.

Narrowing of meaning is a process by which a word of wide meaning acquired a narrower or ____ sense.

Narrowing of meaning is also called ______.

Extension of meaning is also called ______.

Among the types of word-meaning changes, ______ and narrowing are the most common by far.

What are the causes of semantic change?

How many types are there in word-meaning changes?

transfer

degradation