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Re: Lenition

From:Peter Clark <peter-clark@...>
Date:Monday, June 24, 2002, 18:23
On Monday 24 June 2002 01:20 pm, Christopher B Wright wrote:
> That's my theory, at least. I have a few others, one of which I have > written a short paper on. It targets exactly which people cause which > types of language change.
"_Which_ people cause which _types_ of language change"? Are you suggesting that we can identify the individuals who are more prone to alter symantic ranges and pronunciation and by example lead the rest of the population astray? I'm sure the Académie Française would be most interested... :) :Peter

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