The inevitability of linguistic change: The motivation of borrowing English terms by Shona speakers
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DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2020.1733825
Abstract: Europeans brought new concepts, ideas and technologies with them that had not existed before colonialism in Zimbabwe. This led Shona and other indigenous languages (such as Ndebele, Venda, Nambya, Kalanga) to absorb a substantial new… read more here.
Keywords: inevitability linguistic; linguistic change; shona speakers; language ... See more keywords
An Empirical Analysis of Popular Press Claims Regarding Linguistic Change in President Donald J. Trump
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02311
Abstract: Linguistic features of a person’s speech can change over time. It has been proposed that characteristics in the speech of President Donald J. Trump (DJT) have changed across time, though this claim has been based… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; change; president donald; president ... See more keywords