Lexicalization and Language Change
In this up-to-date survey, Laurel Brinton and Elizabeth Traugott examine the various approaches to lexicalization, a process of language change whereby concepts are adopted into the lexicon. Drawing on a number of case studies from the history of English, they then propose a new, unified model of le...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005
Cambridge : 2005 |
| Series: | Research surveys in linguistics
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