We show that, contrary to long-standing assumptions, syntactic traits, modeled here within
the generative biolinguistic framework, provide insights into deep-time language history. To …

A book that uses domain-general learning theory to explain recurrent trajectories of
language change. In this book, Vsevolod Kapatsinski argues that language acquisition …

This paper addresses one of the most contested issues in phonology: unnatural alternations.
First, non-natural phonological processes are subdivided into unmotivated and unnatural …

An in-depth exploration of the sound systems of varieties of English around the world, written
by a renowned authority in the field In Sounds of English Worldwide, Raymond Hickey …

Do individual differences affect sound change? Traditional approaches to phonetic and
phonological change typically downplay differences between the individuals who make up a …

This paper aims examines the role of hierarchical inference in sound change. Through
hierarchical inference, a language learner can distribute credit for a pronunciation between …

This article revisits the interaction between regular 'Neogrammarian'sound change (defined
as a purely phonological process) and subsequent morphological change (especially …

This paper documents historical labiodentalization to [f] in one subvariety of Faifi Arabic (FA),
which has not been previously detailed. In this subvariety, spoken in southwestern Saudi …

This study investigates change in the Nizwa dialect due to inter-dialectal contact caused by
population movements towards Muscat. Particularly, it examines the use of five linguistic …

Reanalysis2 and the directionality of ``change events'': Bringing morphological change into the fold
Page 1 Reanalysis 2 and the directionality of “change events”: Bringing morphological change into …