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Construction as reduction

Johansson, Christer (1996) In Working Papers, Lund University, Dept. of Linguistics 45.
Abstract
The language acquisition process is suggested to be a process of selection and cumulative reduction from the language of more experienced (i.e. older) individuals. The population structure ensures that the approximation of the language learner results in a common language that is stable under normal conditions. Language is described as a ‘stasis’ between constructive and eliminative reduction.
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  volume       = {{45}},
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