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March 25, 2026Journal of Historical Linguistics

The interplay of structural ambiguity and reanalysis

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ESElena Smirnova

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Corpus study examines syntactic reanalysis and ambiguity in language evolution, suggesting complex interactions.

Key Points

  • The paper investigates how structural and semantic ambiguity relate to syntactic reanalysis in language change.
  • Conducted a diachronic corpus study focusing on the German adverb hinaus.
  • Analyzed the transition of hinaus into a verbal particle and an adposition.
  • Examined two cases of syntactic reanalysis to understand the role of ambiguity.
  • Found that structural ambiguity does not always align with semantic ambiguity.
  • Demonstrated that structural ambiguity can be stable and not merely a transitional state.
  • Suggested that structural ambiguity may initiate the reanalysis process without being a driving force.

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Elena Smirnova (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c37bf3b34aaaeb1a67ed5fhttps://doi.org/10.1075/jhl.24042.smi
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