Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Linguistics and language evolution

External reference: https://openalex.org/T12768

  1. Blîven shows mostly nonmutative meanings in Middle Low German
    Corpus analysis of the verb blîven in Middle Low German reveals nonmutative predominance and semantic convergence with wērden and wēsen in periphrastic structures.
  2. Etymology is split into pre-modern and scientific senses
    Analysis distinguishes scientific etymology from pre-modern word origin practices, arguing that true etymological science emerged only with 19th-century historical linguistics.