The role of frequency of use in lexical change
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DOI: 10.1075/dia.00017.wil
Abstract: Abstract Based on the number of words per meaning across the Indo-European Swadesh list, Pagel et al. (2007) suggest that frequency of use is a general mechanism of linguistic evolution. We test this claim using… read more here.
Keywords: use lexical; change; lexical change; language ... See more keywords