Patterns in the diffusion of nomenclature systems: Australian subsections in comparison to European days of the week

Harold Koch

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    Abstract

    This paper explores some of the principles that affect diachronic change in 'nomenclature systems'; i.e., closed sets of terms within a particular semantic domain, whose members are defined predominantly by their mutual relations within the set.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHistorical Linguistics 2013
    EditorsDag T.T. Haug
    Place of PublicationAmsterdam and Philadelphia
    PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
    Pages109-132
    Volume1
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9789027248534
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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