How to do things with junk:Exaptation in language evolution

Authors

  • Roger Lass Department of General LinguisticsStellenbosch University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5774/17-0-92

Abstract

Consider the interpretation of the sentences in (1)-(3) below.( 1 ) (a) John sneezed.(b) John played on the beach.(2 ) (a) John sneezed freguently.(b) John often played on the beach.(3 ) (a) John sneezed for two hours/years.(b) John played on the beach for two hours / years.

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Vol. 17 (1988)

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