[Lingtyp] Language change

[Christian Lehmann]

This has been the standard doctrine in Indo-European and especially in 
Romance linguistics. For the development of Proto-Romance in oral 
communication with simultaneous persistence of the written language, the 
resolution of the oecumenic council of Tours (813) is standardly quoted 
(https://www.christianlehmann.eu/ling/sprachen/indogermania/RomGesch/Gemeinrom.html#Tours).

For some evidence for the opposite source, viz. grammatical change 
originating in the written variety, see
Lehmann, Christian 1991, “Grammaticalization and related changes in 
contemporary German”. Traugott, Elizabeth C. & Heine, Bernd (eds.), 
/Approaches to grammaticalization/. Vol. II: Focus on types of 
grammatical markers. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: J. Benjamins (Typological 
Studies in Language, 19:2); 2:493-535.
[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246338410_Grammaticalization_and_related_changes_in_contemporary_German 
]
esp. section 2.3.
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Am 09.04.25 um 15:44 schrieb Mira Ariel via Lingtyp:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have always assumed that language change typically occurs in spoken 
> language, but can't recall references to this claim, which a colleague 
> asked for. Can I get some help?
>
> Thanks,
> Mira Ariel
>
> Mira Ariel
>
> Email: mariel at tauex.tau.ac.il
>
> Website: https://www.tau.ac.il/~mariel/
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