@prefix dcterms: <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix sco: <http://ontextract.org/sco#> .
@prefix skos: <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .

sco:Amelioration a owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Amelioration" ;
    dcterms:bibliographicCitation "Jatowt & Duh (2014). Framework for analyzing semantic change. JCDL. Bloomfield (1933) nine classes." ;
    rdfs:comment "Semantic change toward positive sentiment or attitude (elevation)." ;
    rdfs:subClassOf sco:SemanticChangeEvent ;
    skos:altLabel "Elevation"@en ;
    skos:definition "A semantic change event wherein a term acquires increasingly positive connotations, attitudes, or evaluative associations over time." ;
    skos:example "'aggressive' has undergone amelioration, acquiring positive connotations in business/sports contexts (Jatowt & Duh 2014)." .