- ISSN: 0039-8691
- E-ISSN: 2215-1214
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oa Dialect contact and the speed of Jespersen’s cycle in Middle Low German
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Taal en Tongval, Volume 66, Issue 1, Dec 2014, p. 1 - 20
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Abstract
Abstract
The present paper adds empirical evidence to the observation that dialect contact can lead to language change, and in particular, structural simplification. Empirically, the paper maps out the differences in the speed of the transition from stage II to stage III in different Middle Low German scribal dialects (Schreibsprachen) and proposes an account for these differences.
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