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 nostr:npub1yxz2r8xwr4q7t220k3m26a7pxnz2wq0mygtjeqln2w7yc0jz6nts9k6s8m Here's the relevant page; on the previous page and a half there is a discussion of "grammaticization" vs. "grammaticalization," which had no sense distinction anyone could find, and was therefore interpreted socially or geographically.

"there seems to be a natural human tendency to increase the conventionality of one variant of a lingueme in a community at the expense of another, albeit over a long period of time in many cases. We may call this the FIRST LAW OF PROPAGATION."

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