La directionnalité et la nature non-téléologique de l’évolution linguistique

This paper deals with the nature of linguistic change, and, taking examples from the history of English, seeks to show that, contrary to what appears to be a widely held assumption, there is no reason to suppose that because one language undergoes a certain type of change, a similar change will nece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brian Lowrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Universitaires du Midi 2010-01-01
Series:Anglophonia
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/anglophonia/907