Language Change and Language Acquisition

The aim of this paper is to present diachronic changes in terms of the conditions of first language acquisition. Grammars, seen as mental organs, may change between two generations. A change is initiated when (a population of) learners converge on a grammatical system which differs in at least one...

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Main Author: Thorbjörg Hróarsdóttir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004-01-01
Series:Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/21