Creative analogy and language evolution

John M. Carroll

doi:10.1007/BF01068119

Creative analogy and language evolution

John M. Carroll

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Abstract

The English "good and" intensifier is discussed as an example of a form that is acceptable even though ungrammatical, both synchronically and diachronically. The construction is analyzed as a case of creative analogy: the extension of a grammatically generated form to a new function, one for which it has no direct grammatical justification. From the perspective of a "dynamic" theory of language acquisition and evolution, it is argued that such forms constitute a new sort of evidence regarding the nature of language universals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	595-617
Number of pages	23
Journal	Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
Volume	9
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01068119
State	Published - Nov 1 1980

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Language and Linguistics
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
General Psychology
Linguistics and Language

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