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Wave model

In historical linguistics, the wave model, or wave theory (German: Wellentheorie), is a model of language change in which a new language feature (innovation) or a new combination of language features spreads from its region of origin, being adopted by a gradually expanding cluster of dialects. Each innovation starts at a certain place, and spreads from…

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Wave model

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples28
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Wave model

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related to Legacy · 10
Wave model → Deleuze, Despite, Guattari, In, It, Language, Some, The, They, Thousand Plateaus
has application · 8
Wave model → Areal, Creole, Croissant, Dialectology, Dialectometry, Historical, Rhenish, The
related to history · 6
Wave model → Advocacy, Hugo Schuchardt, In, Johannes Schmidt, Malcolm Ross, Oceanic
related to Principles · 4
Wave model → In, Such, The, This

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model wave tree language dialect languages dialects historical linguistics theory spreads certain innovations continuum explain study change innovation features linkages

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Wave modelhas applicationThe0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationDialectology0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationCroissant0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationRhenish0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationDialectometry0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationHistorical0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationAreal0.60section
Wave modelhas applicationCreole0.60section
Wave modelrelated to historyAdvocacy0.60section
Wave modelrelated to historyJohannes Schmidt0.60section
Wave modelrelated to historyHugo Schuchardt0.60section
Wave modelrelated to historyIn0.60section

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