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In historical linguistics, the wave model or wave theory (German: Wellentheorie) is a model of language change in which a new language feature (innovation) or a new combination of language features spreads from its region of origin, being adopted by a gradually expanding cluster of dialects.
In historical linguistics, the wave model or wave theory (German: Wellentheorie) is a model of language change in which a new language feature (innovation) or a new combination of language features spreads from its region of origin, being adopted by a gradually expanding cluster of dialects.
25 Δεκ 2023 · The wave model, also known as the wave theory or diffusion theory, views language spread more dynamically. It suggests that innovations in language can spread horizontally across different groups, creating waves of influence, rather than strictly through vertical descent.
In linguistics: Criticisms of the comparative method. …is referred to as the wave theory, according to which different linguistic changes will spread, like waves, from a politically, commercially, or culturally important centre along the main lines of communication, but successive innovations will not necessarily cover exactly the same area.
6 Οκτ 2015 · Ever since then, this new model, the so-called wave theory (Wellentheorie in German) lurks around textbooks in historical linguistics, and confuses especially those who are not primarily trained in historical linguistics. What is the wave theory in the end? How could it replace the tree?
This paper, written as a term paper for the course History of Linguistics at Leiden, reviews the historical origins and theoretical underpinnings of two competing models for representing linguistic genealogy: the tree model and the wave model.
