It is generally acknowledged that language-change is universal,continuous,and,to very considerable extent,regular.The universality and continuity of the process of language-change is noted greatly.All living languages...It is generally acknowledged that language-change is universal,continuous,and,to very considerable extent,regular.The universality and continuity of the process of language-change is noted greatly.All living languages are subject to it.The core of language-change is lexical,and a language ' s vocabulary change proves to be more revolutionary for the language ' s slow evolution.展开更多
文摘It is generally acknowledged that language-change is universal,continuous,and,to very considerable extent,regular.The universality and continuity of the process of language-change is noted greatly.All living languages are subject to it.The core of language-change is lexical,and a language ' s vocabulary change proves to be more revolutionary for the language ' s slow evolution.
