Language Change
- Created by: unadm001
- Created on: 08-11-18 17:11
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- Substratum Theory
- Changes in language through contact with other languages
- Speakers learn a new language imperfectly
- Pass imperfections on to future generations
- In the past
- Trade
- Invasion
- Nowadays
- Immigration
- Social networking
- Acquisition 'imperfections' most evident in phonology and syntax
- When people learn a new language
- Vocabulary remains largely unchanged
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