Are We Indeed So Illuded? Recency and Frequency Illusions in Dutch Prescriptivism
In 2005, Arnold Zwicky posited two misapprehensions about language: the Recency Illusion, or the false idea that certain language variation is new, and the Frequency Illusion, the erroneous belief that a particular word or phrase occurs often. Since their conception, these concepts have received wid...
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MDPI AG
2022-02-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/1/42 |