In:Historical Linguistics: A cognitive grammar introduction
Margaret E. Winters
[Not in series 227] 2020
► pp. 1–22
Chapter 1What is language change?
Published online: 8 May 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.227.c1
https://doi.org/10.1075/z.227.c1
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Characteristics of language
- 2.1The human element
- 2.2Arbitrariness
- 2.3Creativity
- 2.4Physicality
- 3.Change
- 3.1Life cycles
- 3.2What changes?
- 4.Evidence of change
- 5.Cognitive Grammar as a framework
- 6.Book overview
- 7.Conclusion
- Exercises
- For further investigation
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