Where Do All the New Words Come from
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8729888 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Algeo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 264-264 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-1283 • E-ISSN: 1527-2133 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/454567 |
| OpenAlex | W2328927356 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 3 |
T HERE IS a passage in the book of Ecclesiastes that might qualify as every scholar's favorite biblical text. It runs: Of the making of many books, there is no end, and much study is a weariness to the flesh. Be it as it may with books, those of us who study vocabulary will surely agree that at least of the making of many words there is no end. Sounds change unobtrusively. We awake one morning to discover that medals for bravery are made of the metal (medal) silver, that hardy explorers receive a hearty (hardy) welcome, that the latter (ladder) of two things may be a ladder to climb, and that ts and ds, in certain positions, have ceased to be distinguished by many of our fellow countrymen. When did that sound change happen? It is hard to say. Suddenly it was there-to the interest of linguists and the alarm of purists. By the time we observe a sound change, it has already happened and is well established
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2023 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |