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Altered replication
The process of language change whereby innovation occurs. Altered replication takes place when a replicator is altered slightly in an utterance.
For an innovation to give rise to language change, the lingueme which has been subject to altered replication must undergo propagation through a language community. Altered replication can involve both an innovation with respect to form, for instance the sound pattern of a given word, or use, for example the meaning associated with a given word.
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