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Not just that, grammar rules can come into existence/change spontaneously. Here's an example and name for this phenomenon: Because syntactic change.
by will_pseudonym 10y ago
Not just that, grammar rules can come into existence/change spontaneously. Here's an example and name for this phenomenon:
Because syntactic change.
- WildUtah 10y agoThat isn't really a rule change. The lexicon just added a new preposition, 'because,' to the old list. It means almost the same thing as the old preposition 'because of.' There's a difference between coining a new word and changing a grammar rule.
- will_pseudonym 10y agoNo, it is a rule change. It's turning a sentence fragment into a sentence.