Introduction: Words about Memory

We are pleased to inaugurate the “Words about...” series of Lexis – Journal in English Lexicology with the first issue on “Words about memory”. Defined by the OED as “[t]he faculty by which things are remembered; the capacity for retaining, perpetuating, or reviving the thought of things past”, mem...

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Udgivet i:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/lexis,
Auteurs principaux: Arnould, Frank, Béligon, Stéphanie, Souchay, Céline
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Lexis 2025
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:We are pleased to inaugurate the “Words about...” series of Lexis – Journal in English Lexicology with the first issue on “Words about memory”. Defined by the OED as “[t]he faculty by which things are remembered; the capacity for retaining, perpetuating, or reviving the thought of things past”, memory is a key issue in the development and functioning of contemporary societies, whether in the form of the duty of remembrance, computer memory or memory disorders affecting an aging population. I...