Kyriolexia and Language Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11113328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred W Householder (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1983-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/414058 |
| OpenAlex | W2320879632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
The question examined here is how a linguistic change takes place in the behavior of the individual speaker. Examples are chosen primarily from lexical change, though phonological and semantic changes are also mentioned. The opinion is expressed that every speaker has a (usually unconscious) norm against which variants operate, change taking place in two steps: (1) when one variant is promoted to tolerated deviation, (2) when a tolerated deviation replaces the earlier norm (called here KYRIOLEXIA in the case of lexical change). The topic of gradual change is also touched upon
Language change · Linguistics · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Language in Relation to a Unified Theory of the Structure of Human Behavior
Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics
Generative Grammar and Linguistic Competence
Balm, Calm, Palm
Affected and Effeminate Words
Aspects of Phonological Theory
Resolving the Neogrammarian Controversy
Competing Changes as a Cause of Residue
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |