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Syntactic Diffusion

Syntactic Diffusion is a theoretical construct in historical syntax that accounts for the gradual spread and integration of syntactic changes across linguistic structures through analogy and reanalysis, distinguishing it from abrupt or isolated syntactic shifts by emphasizing the systematic, cascading nature of structural change over time.

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Switch-Reference in Australia

Peter K. Austin · Language · 1981 · 349 citations

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Diffusion, levelling, simplification and reallocation in past tense BE in the English Fens

David Britain · Journal of Sociolinguistics · 2002 · 260 citations

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The origin and evolution of word order

Murray Gell‐Mann, Merritt Ruhlen · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 205 citations · Full text

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<b>Standardizing written English</b> : Diffusion in the case of Scotland 1520–1659. by Amy J. Devitt Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp. xi, 122. Cloth $39.50.

Timothy C. Frazer · Language · 1991 · 162 citations

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The relative clause marker in Scots English: Diffusion, complexity, and style as dimensions of syntactic change

Suzanne Romaine · Language in Society · 1980 · 126 citations

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Authors

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  1. RL
    Robert L. Cooper

    Yeshiva University, United States

    2 publications · 79 citations

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  2. GS
    Gerold Schneider

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    1 publications · 19 citations

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  3. MB
    Molly Babel

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    1 publications · 59 citations

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  4. BH
    Björn H. Jernudd

    East–West Center, United States

    1 publications · 53 citations

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  5. FW
    Fred W. Householder

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    1 publications · 36 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Universidade de Vigo

    Vigo, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  2. Pädagogische Hochschule Vorarlberg

    Feldkirch, Austria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. University of Pavia

    Pavia, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  5. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  6. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    126 citations

  7. Santa Fe Institute

    Santa Fe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    205 citations

  8. Royal Holloway University of London

    Egham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

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  1. Language

    4 publications · 669 citations

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  2. Paper in Linguistics

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  3. Language in Society

    2 publications · 138 citations

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  4. Lingua

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  5. International Journal of the Sociology of Language

    IJSL · 1 publications · 22 citations

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