英语词汇“Wellentheorie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Wellentheorie

/ˈvɛlənˌteɪɔːri/

Linguistics

noun

A theory of linguistic change first advanced by Johannes Schmidt (1843–1901), according to which linguistic innovation spreads in concentric circles from a central point of origin, like the ripples generated when a pebble is thrown into a body of water.

The theory was formulated in response to perceived problems in the Tree or Pedigree model, but has not displaced this..

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Philology. From German Wellentheorie from Wellen-, combining form of Welle wave + Theorie.

单词	Wellentheorie
释义	Wellentheorie /ˈvɛlənˌteɪɔːri/ Linguistics noun A theory of linguistic change first advanced by Johannes Schmidt (1843–1901), according to which linguistic innovation spreads in concentric circles from a central point of origin, like the ripples generated when a pebble is thrown into a body of water. The theory was formulated in response to perceived problems in the Tree or Pedigree model, but has not displaced this.. Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in American Journal of Philology. From German Wellentheorie from Wellen-, combining form of Welle wave + Theorie.
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