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The geological metaphor also has come in handy in certain linguistic circles-
Joan Bybee (UNewMexico) is a specialist in grammaticalization- the change of
free lexical items into grammatical forms, even affixes, over historical
time. She often utilizes geological terminology in her work (she once told me
she grew up in a household run by geologists). But I think underlying all
this is simply the need to have a convenient reference frame for dealing with
systems terminology. Geological, biological, cosmological, takes yer pick. I
still think its just neat that the world works this way.
Jess Tauber
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