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<DIV><TT><SPAN class=254441123-20052004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>H<SPAN class=254441123-20052004>ere is one example each of
semantic extension and semantic narrowing which is historically
interesting.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT></DIV>
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class=254441123-20052004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT> </DIV>
<DIV><TT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=254441123-20052004>In
middle high German "vrouwe" meant "noblewoman"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=254441123-20052004>In
modern high German "Frau" (which developed from "vrouwe") means: 1) woman; 2)
wife</SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT></DIV>
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class=254441123-20052004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT> </DIV>
<DIV><TT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=254441123-20052004>In
middle high German "wîp" meant "woman"</SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=254441123-20052004>In
modern high German "Weib" (which developed from "wîp") is used to refer to a
woman</SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT></DIV>
<DIV><TT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=254441123-20052004>in
either a poetical or pejorative way.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT></DIV>
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class=254441123-20052004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=254441123-20052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Fritz
Goerling</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=254441123-20052004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT> </DIV>
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class=254441123-20052004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></TT> </DIV>
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