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Language History and Change (Phonological changes (Metathesis, Epenthesis,…
Language History and Change
Comparative reconstruction
Majority principle
Most natural development principle
Phonological changes
Metathesis
Epenthesis
Vowel sound changes
Prothesis
Lexical and semantic change
Lexical change
Addition of new words
Loss of words
Semantic change
Semantic narrowing
Semantic shift
Semantic broadening
Morphological and syntactic changes
Addition of affixes
Loss of affixes
Change of word order
Change in negation rule
Some recent trends
Influence of American English
Influence of science and technology
Greater informality
The cause of language changes