Language change theorists

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Bailey
Wave model
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Chen
'S curve' model
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Deutscher
Expressiveness, economy, analogy.
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Lexical gaps
Idea that English has gaps and needs to borrow words.
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Aitchison parodies
Damp spoon, crumbling castle, infectious disease.
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Hockett
Random fluctuation theory
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Substratum
Language changes due to contact with another language.
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'S curve' model

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Chen

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Expressiveness, economy, analogy.

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Card 4

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Idea that English has gaps and needs to borrow words.

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Card 5

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Damp spoon, crumbling castle, infectious disease.

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