| Lemma | expansion of a form |
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| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Bloomfield (1935) |
| Titolo | Language |
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| Citazioni | The expansion of a form into new meanings, however, is a special case of rise in frequency, and a very difficult one, since, strictly speaking, almost any utterance of a form is prompted by a novel situation, and the degree of novelty is not subject to precise measurement. The expansion of a form into new meanings, however, is a special case of rise in frequency, into new meanings [...] |