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Tagliamonte, Sali A.; D'Arcy, Alexandra – Language, 2009
What is the mechanism by which a linguistic change advances across successive generations of speakers? We explore this question by using the model of incrementation provided in Labov 2001 and analyzing six current changes in English. Extending Labov's focus on recent and vigorous phonological changes, we target ongoing morphosyntactic(-semantic)…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Phonology, Semantics, Grammar