La directionnalité et la nature non-téléologique de l’évolution linguistique
This paper deals with the nature of linguistic change, and, taking examples from the history of English, seeks to show that, contrary to what appears to be a widely held assumption, there is no reason to suppose that because one language undergoes a certain type of change, a similar change will nece...
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Main Author: | Brian Lowrey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires du Midi
2009-01-01
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Series: | Anglophonia |
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Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/acs/12420 |
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