ISBN:
9783110205398
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 197
Series Statement:
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] 197
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Variation, selection, development
Keywords:
Linguistic change
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Creole dialects
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Language and languages Variation
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Language and languages Origin
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Creole dialects.
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Language and languages.
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Language and languages.
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Linguistic change.
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Sprachgeschichte.
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Sprachwandel.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
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Historical linguistics
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Konferenzschrift 2005
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Sprachwandel
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Sprachentwicklung
Abstract:
Can language change be modelled as an evolutionary process? Can notions like variation, selection and competition be fruitfully applied to facts of language development? The present volume ties together various strands of linguistic research which can bring us towards an answer to these questions. In one of the youngest and rapidly growing areas of linguistic research, mathematical models and simulations of competition based developments have been applied to instances of language change. By matching the predicted and observed developmental trends, researchers gauge existing models to the needs
DOI:
10.1515/9783110205398
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