Questions tagged [language-change]

Use this tag for questions explicitly about the process by which language changes, such as vowel shifts and how new words enter use. Do not use this for words you do not recognise or merely for questions about something featured in a language change.

For example:

Why did the meaning of “garble” change so much?

As this question is about the language change itself.

Whereas a question about a neologism is not necessarily about [language-change]:

Is "hardstuck" a neologism? What is its etymology?

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When did content become a noun?

What is the earliest use of the word "content" as a noun in the sense of "content producer" or "creative content"?
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How is English from the corn belt in the 1950s different from that in New York in 2020?

On the math site, I wrote: "English learned in the 1950s in the corn belt is different from that spoken by a 20 year old New Yorker." My question is does this have any basis in truth? I think it does, but I am not a linguist or a mathematician,…
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What is the word for fear of growth?

Is there a word or term for people who have a fear of growth?