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List of Tables List of Figures Preface Word Frequency and the Neogrammarian Controversy The Lexical Diffusion of Phonetically Abrupt Changes The Lexical Diffusion of Phonetically Gradual Changes Lexical Diffusion and Word Class Analogy, Borrowing, and Lexical Diffusion Applications of Lexical Diffusion Conclusions, Connections, and Implications Appendix A: Stress Patterns and the Suffix -ate Appendix B: Pre-nasal /a/- Raising in the OE Pastoral Care Appendix C: Unrounding of OE Long and Short /ø(:)/ in the Ormulum Appendix D: Vowel Lengthening before Voiced Hormorganic Consonant Clusters in the Ormulum Appendix E: Spellings in vs before Nasals in the Pastoral Care Notes References Index