Meaning Change - Meaning Variation : Workshop held at Konstanz, Feb. 1999

Abstract

In February 1999, a workshop Meaning Change - Meaning Variation took place, as part of the 25 th annual meeting of the DGfS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft), at the university of Konstanz. The present volume, and a second one to follow, collect the papers that were presented at that occasion. First of all, we want to thank all contributors for their interest and committed engagement in the workshop. The quality of their contributions, and their willingness to share ideas, often beyond their home paradigm or theoretical framework, turned the workshop into a lifely and inspiring event. By agreeing to put their contributions into writing, they moreover gave us the opportunity to present the workshop topics to a wider audience.