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What model did Chen hypothesise?
S curve model
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What model did Bailey hypothesis?
Wave model
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What book did Deutscher write and what did he conclude?
Language through glass. Economy- short cuts and. Expressiveness- utterances express more feelings. Analogy- mind craves order.
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What were Aitchison's three metaphors?
'Crumbling castle' 'Infectious disease' 'Damp spoon'
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What theory did Hockett hypothesise
Random fluctuation
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Which theory describes word in place of others?
Lexical gap
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Which theory describes language to suit its user
Functional
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What does substratum theory describe?
Languages rub off on each other- Yiddish in NYC
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