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linguistic cycle: a standalone construct

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Historical linguistics

recurring change in which elements grammaticalize, erode and are replaced by new forms that start the same path, explained by economy principles.

In historical linguistics, linguistic cycle refers to recurring change in which elements grammaticalize, erode and are replaced by new forms that start the same path, explained by economy principles. This meaning comes from van Gelderen (2011) in The Linguistic Cycle.[1]

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cycle4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs path3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

van Gelderen, E. (2011). The Linguistic Cycle. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199756056.001.0001

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