wellentheorie

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What does wellentheorie mean?

Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”).

Where does wellentheorie come from?

Unadapted borrowing from German Wellentheorie.

How to pronounce wellentheorie

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