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Motives for language change

The way languages change offers an insight into the nature of language itself. This specially commissioned volume considers the processes involved in language change and how they can be modelled and studied. In it, leading figures from different branches of linguistics re-examine some of the central issues in this field.

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  • "The way languages change offers an insight into the nature of language itself. This specially commissioned volume considers the processes involved in language change and how they can be modelled and studied. In it, leading figures from different branches of linguistics re-examine some of the central issues in this field."@en
  • "This volume considers the processes involved in language change and the issues of how they can be modelled and studied. The way languages change offers an insight into the nature of language itself, its internal organization, and how it is acquired and used. The phenomenon of language change has been approached from a variety of perspectives. This book brings together leading figures from different areas of linguistics to re-examine some of the central issues in this field. (Midwest)."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Livres électroniques"

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  • "Motives for language change"
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