On explaining stable dialect features: A real- and apparent-time study on the variable (en) in Austrian base dialects

Referring to the so-called “actuation problem”, stability and change are two equally important problems in every theory of language change. However, apart from some exceptions, up to now studies predominantly focused on change, while stable linguistic features have been rarely considered. To address...

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Main Authors: Vergeiner Philip C., Wallner Dominik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-03-01
Series:Open Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2020-0168