The Linguistic Cycle: Economy and Renewal in Historical Linguistics

Cyclical language change is a linguistic process by which a word, phrase, or part of the grammar loses its meaning or function and is then replaced by another. This new text is a comprehensive introduction to this phenomenon.

Author: Elly Van Gelderen
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/31/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d
ISBN: 9781032224329

About the Author

Elly van Gelderen is Regents' Professor of English and Linguistics at Arizona State University, USA. Her most recent books include The Linguistic Cycle: Language Change and the Language Faculty (2011), The Diachrony of Meaning (2018), and Third Factors in Language Variation and Change (2022).