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On the Development and Change of Lexical Diffusion Theory

  • Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
  • 2004, 44(), pp.465-484
  • Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
  • Research Area : Humanities > Chinese Language and Literature

Kim Young Chan 1

1동의대학교

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ABSTRACT

Neogrammarian regularity hypothesis represents the phonetically gradual, lexically abrupt sound change. Lexical diffusion, on the contrary, suppose the phonetically abrupt, lexically gradual sound change. According to Labov, Neogrammarian change type and lexical diffusion change type coexist in sound change, so these two seemingly oppositional theories, in fact, mutually complementary. In this respect, lexical diffusion contributed to the study of sound change by fundamentally broadening its horizons.

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