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wave model
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
- (historical linguistics) A model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin.
- Synonyms: Wellentheorie, wave theory
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Further reading
- “Wellentheorie”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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