Language Change and Functional Explanati
β Jadranka Gvozdanovic (editor)
π Library
π
1997
π De Gruyter Mouton
π English
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Language Change and Functional Explanations
β Scribed by Jadranka Gvozdanovic
- Publisher
- De Gruyter Mouton
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 321
- Series
- Trends in Linguistics
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This collection of articles offers insights into language change as a function of communicative use. The multiple factors underlying change are described and possible explanations are adduced. It is shown that change is a function of communicative choices and their mapping onto the rule system, a mapping that is cognitively monitored.
β¦ Subjects
Linguistics;Words, Language & Grammar;Reference
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