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... changes occurring in the life and culture of its speakers , and the main weight of such changes falls on vocabulary . Grammatical and phonological structures are relatively stable and change noticeably over centuries rather than decades ...
... changes occurring in the life and culture of its speakers , and the main weight of such changes falls on vocabulary . Grammatical and phonological structures are relatively stable and change noticeably over centuries rather than decades ...
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... change in all their aspects , in their pronunciation , word forms , syntax , and word meanings ( semantic change ) . These changes are mostly very gradual in their operation , becoming noticeable only cumulatively over Changes in the ...
... change in all their aspects , in their pronunciation , word forms , syntax , and word meanings ( semantic change ) . These changes are mostly very gradual in their operation , becoming noticeable only cumulatively over Changes in the ...
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Umlaut Phonetic vs. phono- logical sound change Causes of changes in meaning Recon- struction of an earlier language Contro- versy concerning Proto-. assimilation and dissimilation , can be explained , at least partially , in terms of ...
Umlaut Phonetic vs. phono- logical sound change Causes of changes in meaning Recon- struction of an earlier language Contro- versy concerning Proto-. assimilation and dissimilation , can be explained , at least partially , in terms of ...
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