Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures viii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Abbreviations and conventions x
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 A brief history of the English lexicon 6
8. 3 Categories of meaning 25
9. 4 Tracing the development of individual words 49
10. 5 How and why words change meaning 70
11. 6 Larger categories 92
12. 7 English colour terms: A case study 113
13. 8 Language and culture 132
14. 9 Metaphor and metonymy 150
15. 10 The big picture and a look ahead 170
16. Glossary of key terms 177
17. References 191
18. Index 200