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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

Author
EA Kev Ramos
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