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Understanding Analogical Change in Linguistics by EA Kev Ramos is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Analogical change involves a linguistic process where one form of a language becomes more similar to another form based on a perceived relationship between them. There are three main types of analogical change: proportional analogy, where changes follow the pattern a:b = c:x; analogical leveling, which reduces variations in word forms; and analogical extension, which extends existing patterns to new words. Examples include the change of "sorry" to become more like "sorrow" in English, and the use of the ind
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- EA Kev Ramos
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