The semantic change of the word “girl” from “a young person of e

The semantic change of the word “girl” from “a young person of either sex” to “female young person” is called ()
A、extension
B、narrowing
C、degradation
D、elevation
【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:题干译文:girl—词的语义从“男孩/女孩”变为“女孩”被称作什么?girl的词语显然缩小了,因此属于词义缩小。