Lakarrak (2018) aipatzen dú Shields (2005), nok aipatzen du Fox (1995) mintzátuz gain «'laws' of language development"», esan nahi baita gain 'legeak' e garabideak

Atzokoan genioen ze:

• "Bideak izaten dirá hain propioak nola universalak: "Hainbat hizkuntzatan genitiboa lokatiboaren bilakabide edo espezializazioa da" (Lakarra, 2018)"

eta puntu horretaz, gaur honatu nahi genuke ondorengo aipua zein Lakarrak ("Euskararen historiaurrea", 2018) jasotzen baitu ki ireki bere atal dedikatua ki "Gramatikalizazioa eta berreraiketa" (barné "Euskararen historia", 2018):

One of the most significant recent developments in the field of historical linguistics has been the identification of what Fox (1995: 194) calls «'laws' of language development» - a methodology «for determining which changes are more likely than others, and ... criteria for determining the overall direction of linguistic change.» This methodology is largely an aspect of what has come to be known as «grammaticalization theory» (Shields 2005: 53).

Hortaz, Lakarrak (2018) aipatzen dú Shields (2005), nok aipatzen du Fox (1995) mintzátuz gain «'laws' of language development"», esan nahi baita gain 'legeak' e garabideak