Analysis of English Words Semantically Associated with Moon in Light of Indo-European Philology

YIN Li, WANG Yuan

doi:10.12152/j.issn.1672-2868.2021.01.019

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2021 , Vol. 23 >Issue 1: 134 - 140

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12152/j.issn.1672-2868.2021.01.019

Analysis of English Words Semantically Associated with Moon in Light of Indo-European Philology

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School of Humanistic Medicine, Anhui Medical University, Hefei Anhui 230032

Received date: 2020-08-22

Online published: 2021-04-05

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Objective: To clarify the relations among the English words semantically associated with moon, including their etymologies, cultural implications and usages. Method: Adopting Indo -European philological study to investigate the related etymological issues, especially in sound change. Conclusion: Some related words are of IndoEuropean origin while others are otherwise derived; some related words function in word-formation while others do not. Significance: A systematic study of semantically related words concerning moon within the framework of IndoEuropean philology is new research, beneficial for both theoretical study and English lexical teaching practice.

Key words： moon; loan words; reflex; cognates; etymology; Indo-European philology

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YIN Li, WANG Yuan . Analysis of English Words Semantically Associated with Moon in Light of Indo-European Philology[J]. Journal of Chaohu University, 2021 , 23(1) : 134 -140 . DOI: 10.12152/j.issn.1672-2868.2021.01.019

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