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Peer reviewedMontgomery, Thomas – Language, 1978
A type of sound symbolism that has influenced the composition of modern Spanish vocabulary is discussed. Rates of lexical retention and loss are attributed to the degree to which verbs fit the developing morphophonemic and semantic patterns. (EJS)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Variation
