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In order to understand how and why a langage changes, the linguist has to keep in mind two ever-present and antinomic factors: first the requirements of communication, the need for the speaker to convey his message, and, second, the principle of least effort, which makes him restrict his output of energy, both mental and physical, to the minimum compatible with achieving ends. - Martinet (1962), a pag.139
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