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The Role of Contact in Explaining Linguistic Convergence1
Abstract In this paper, I explore the question of how linguistic convergence emerges and what the role of contact might be. My case study is the spread of headed relative clauses built around wh‐relative markers in the Standard Average European languages.
Nikolas Gisborne
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JALEX: Japanese version of lexical decision database
Naoto Ota, Masaya Mochizuki
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Semantic Typicality of Affixes Facilitates Word Processing: MEG Evidence From Arabic. [PDF]
Azar M, Marantz A.
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Towards an Integrated Model of Change: Language Contact, Dialect Contact, Internal Variation
Abstract This article outlines an integrated model of language change, where change is viewed as the acquisition of innovative grammars by individual native speakers. It is integrated in that it shows how change that is induced by contact between languages, dialects and sociolects can be understood, alongside purely internal change, as part of a single
Christopher Lucas
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Gender and home language effects on vocabulary skills among school children aged 9-15 in Finland. [PDF]
Bertram R +11 more
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Derivational morphology in the German mental lexicon: A dual mechanism account [PDF]
Blevins, J P +2 more
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The Integration of Norse‐Derived Terms in English: Effects of Formal Similarity1
Abstract Language change arising from language contact is a complex phenomenon. Peter Matthews encouraged researchers to consider it as firmly grounded in the behaviour of individual speakers. We apply this perspective to investigate the integration of Norse‐derived terms into medieval English, testing for the effect of their phonetic similarity to ...
Sara M. Pons‐Sanz, Seán Roberts
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