Linguistic cycles and Economy Principle: The role of Universal Grammar in language change

Elly van Gelderen

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In this paper, I will review the two basic Economy mechanisms with which a Minimalist syntax accounts for the linguistic change that is most often referred to as grammaticalization. I will also add a third mechanism. These Minimalist Economy Principles lead to cycles of change, and I identify several such cycles here. Examples of three cycles will be drawn from languages such as Norwegian, Swedish, English, and Sami. I then focus on some differences and similarities in the mechanisms.

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