Jean Aitchison Part 14

JA … Lenneberg’s theory of the existence of a Critical Period (p. 204)

	accepts
	refutes
	partly accepts, partly refutes
	leaves open the validity of

The word Kartoffel is the result of … (p. 208)

	broadening of meaning
	narrowing of meaning
	assimilation
	dissimilation

The word … is the result of folk etymology (p. 213-4)

	banana
	belfry
	cravat
	monogamous

According to JA, … of importance for language change (p. 216).

	both language development and language breakdown are
	neither language development nor language breakdown is
	language breakdown isn’t, language development is
	language development isn’t, language breakdown is