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Historical Linguistics: A cognitive grammar introduction
Margaret E. Winters
[Not in series 227] 2020
► pp. 1–22

Chapter 1
What is language change?

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Characteristics of language
    • 2.1The human element
    • 2.2Arbitrariness
    • 2.3Creativity
    • 2.4Physicality
  • 3.Change
    • 3.1Life cycles
    • 3.2What changes?
  • 4.Evidence of change
  • 5.Cognitive Grammar as a framework
  • 6.Book overview
  • 7.Conclusion
  • Exercises
  • For further investigation
  • Notes