The Internal and External Dichotomy Again
The source of items of language change is an ongoing issue in linguistic research. For the current study the opposition of internal and external motivation is examined in detail with a view to answering the question of whether this dichotomy is valid or not. The data examples discussed suggest that...
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Recherches anglaises et nord-américaines
2024
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | The source of items of language change is an ongoing issue in linguistic research. For the current study the opposition of internal and external motivation is examined in detail with a view to answering the question of whether this dichotomy is valid or not. The data examples discussed suggest that the distinction internal vs. external is relevant to the trigger for language change but that the course of the change is largely determined by internal factors, i.e. the items of change are integrated into existing language structures. |
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