The dynamics of the linguistic system : usage, conventionalization, and entrenchment /

This volume outlines a model of language that can be characterized as functionalist, usage-based, dynamic, and complex-adaptive. The core idea is that linguistic structure is not stable and uniform, but continually refreshed by the interaction between three components: usage, the communicative activ...

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Main Author:	Schmid, Hans-Jörg (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Language and languages > Philosophy. Langage et langues > Philosophie. Historical & Comparative. Linguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Sociolinguistics. Semantics. Language. PHILOSOPHY. Language and languages > Philosophy Language and languages Linguistics Electronic books.
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