Are changes transmitted mistakes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21768045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hendrik De Smet (0000-0002-9849-6918, KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognitive Semiotics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1662-1425 • E-ISSN: 2235-2066 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/cogsem-2020-2022 |
| OpenAlex | W3131034532 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
One view of language change sees changes as originating in erroneous deviations from the linguistic norm and diffusing through social transmission. An alternative is to see changes as originating in speakers’ problem-solving activities and spreading in response to system pressures that reflect speakers’ recurrent communicative needs and shared resources. It is argued here that the latter may well be the dominant scenario
Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Linguistics · Sociology · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |