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Peer reviewedClarke, David D.; Nerlich, Brigitte – Language and Communication, 1991
Three computational models that track patterns in semantic change over time are described. The models were used to investigate whether certain word properties (e.g., frequency of use, accessibility) and the relationships between them would be sufficient in themselves to produce some patterns of change. (15 references) (MSE)
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Patterns, Models
Peer reviewedFlikeid, Karin – Language and Communication, 1992
Historic linguistic consequences were studied in five separate areas of Atlantic Canada's Acadian population. Focus was on certain verbs in the third person present plural and the hypothesis that "allent" and faisent" are the result of hypercorrection. Results suggest complex reasons for their use and an indication of some social…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Grammar
