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Semantic change and Victorian governess fiction [articol]

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dc.contributor.author Craina, Violeta Estrella
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-20T13:11:13Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-20T13:11:13Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Violeta Estrella, Craina. Semantic change and Victorian governess fiction. Timișoara: Politehnica University Press, 2016 Disponibil la https://doi.org/10.59168/NBIZ6762 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/5236
dc.identifier.uri 10.59168/NBIZ6762 Link DOI
dc.description.abstract This paper is part of a Cultural Studies thesis researching the contribution of 19th c. Governess writings to the social mutations regarding women’s social role and education, by looking at stereotypes. In this context, the complex Employer Employee relation between the “lady of the house” and th e “Governess” needs to be studied in its language related dimensions. The word “lady”, formerly a precise denominator, transitioned to the semantically augmented and less precise word “lady” of the 19th c. This transition, expressed in newly coined phrases and in new usage contexts, reflects quintessential social changes. The word “Governess’ names a social position at the core of Victorian social debate. It was used in collocation with certain determinant adjectives, carrying little information. This usage pattern is particularly relevant for the Victorian concepts of social interaction and social improvement. The research employs different Governess related texts: advertisements, instructionals , letters, memoirs, children’s books and fiction. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Universitatea Politehnica Timișoara en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Professional communication and translation studies;9 / 2016
dc.subject Lady en_US
dc.subject Lady of the house en_US
dc.subject Governess en_US
dc.subject Stereotypization en_US
dc.subject Victorian fiction en_US
dc.title Semantic change and Victorian governess fiction [articol] en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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