Grammatical Words and Spreading of Contexts: Evidence from the Spanish Preposition <i>a</i>
The paper shows that when grammatical words are involved, <i>context</i> is then the unit of language change. Certain changes consist in an active spreading of a form to new contexts, without changing the category or grammatical status of the form; in these cases, context must be conside...
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Languages |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/1/10 |