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Are changes transmitted mistakes?

Are changes transmitted mistakes? AbstractOne view of language change sees changes as originating in erroneous deviations from the linguistic norm and diffusing through social transmission. An alternative is to see changes as originating in speakers’ problem-solving activities and spreading in response to system pressures that reflect speakers’ recurrent communicative needs and shared resources. It is argued here that the latter may well be the dominant scenario. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cognitive Semiotics de Gruyter

Are changes transmitted mistakes?

Cognitive Semiotics , Volume 13 (1): 1 – Sep 14, 2020

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de Gruyter
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© 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
ISSN
2235-2066
eISSN
2235-2066
DOI
10.1515/cogsem-2020-2022
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Abstract

AbstractOne view of language change sees changes as originating in erroneous deviations from the linguistic norm and diffusing through social transmission. An alternative is to see changes as originating in speakers’ problem-solving activities and spreading in response to system pressures that reflect speakers’ recurrent communicative needs and shared resources. It is argued here that the latter may well be the dominant scenario.

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Cognitive Semioticsde Gruyter

Published: Sep 14, 2020

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