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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Historical Linguistics 2013 |
Editors | Dag T.T. Haug |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam and Philadelphia |
Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Pages | 109-132 |
Volume | 1 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9789027248534 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |