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Peer reviewedYang, Charles D. – Language Variation and Change, 2000
Develops a model of language change characterizing the dynamic interaction between internal universal grammar and external linguistic evidence, as mediated by language acquisition. Borrows insights from the study of biological evolution, where internal and external forces interact in similar fashion. Applies the model to explore the loss of the…
Descriptors: Computational Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, French, Grammar
Peer reviewedKerswill, Paul – Language Variation and Change, 1996
Models the spread of linguistic change by taking account of the ages of the acquirers and transmitters of change. The article focuses on three interlocutor combinations: parent-infant/young child, peer group-preadolescent and older adolescent/adult-adolescent. Findings suggest that borrowings are the easiest to acquire, while lexically…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Caregiver Speech, Change Agents
