Language Drift in English : Gender Loss and Semantic Change

In parallel passages from Old and Middle English and in noun cognates from Modern English, Old English, and Modern German, the most discernible elements of language drift are gender loss and word meaning change, respectively. They can be observed, discussed, and calculated to show a definite progres...

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Main Author:	Parker, Mary A.
Other Authors:	Rich, Carroll Y.
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	North Texas State University 1968
Subjects:	language drift gender loss semantic change
Online Access:	https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131021/

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spelling	ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc1310212017-03-17T08:40:05Z Language Drift in English : Gender Loss and Semantic Change Parker, Mary A. language drift gender loss semantic change In parallel passages from Old and Middle English and in noun cognates from Modern English, Old English, and Modern German, the most discernible elements of language drift are gender loss and word meaning change, respectively. They can be observed, discussed, and calculated to show a definite progression toward the development of Modern English. North Texas State University Rich, Carroll Y. Mikula, Donald M. 1968-08 Thesis or Dissertation iv, 88 leaves Text call-no: 379 N81 no.3782 local-cont-no: n_03782 untcat: b2248370 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc131021/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc131021 English Public Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Parker, Mary A.
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description	In parallel passages from Old and Middle English and in noun cognates from Modern English, Old English, and Modern German, the most discernible elements of language drift are gender loss and word meaning change, respectively. They can be observed, discussed, and calculated to show a definite progression toward the development of Modern English.
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title	Language Drift in English : Gender Loss and Semantic Change
title_short	Language Drift in English : Gender Loss and Semantic Change
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Language Drift in English : Gender Loss and Semantic Change

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