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HOW FAST IS STANDARD ENGLISH CHANGING?
- Source :
- American Speech; May56, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p89, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 1956
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Abstract
- Discusses the rate of change in the American English language in terms of alterations in form and structure, including phonology, as of May 1956. Definition of the term language; Evidence showing the rapid change in standard English; Difficulties in establishing rates of linguistic change for past periods of language.
- Subjects :
- LINGUISTIC change
AMERICAN English language
LANGUAGE & languages
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00031283
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Speech
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9651364
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/453433