Entrenchment

Kligge H, Gedik T (2026)

Publication Type: Other publication type

Publication year: 2026

Original Authors: Hendrik A. Kligge, Tan Arda Gedik

Publisher: Elsevier

Edited Volumes: International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

Pages Range: 611-615

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.01378-8

Abstract

This chapter introduces entrenchment as a central concept in usage-based linguistics, defining it as the gradual strengthening of linguistic representations through repeated exposure and use, and situates it alongside the related concept preemption (see ‘Statistical Preemption’ in this volume). The article then explores how entrenchment is approached across a range of usage-based perspectives, such as corpus linguistics, diachronic linguistics, psycholinguistics, and first and second language acquisition. Finally, it considers how print exposure may amplify entrenchment effects and how reduced use of linguistic structures may lead to their attrition.

Authors with CRIS profile

Hendrik Kligge Research Training Group 2839, Dimensions of Constructional Space Tan Gedik Lehrstuhl für Language und Cognition (Alexander von Humboldt-Professur)

Related research project(s)

GRK 2839: Die Konstruktionsgrammatische Galaxis (GRK 2839) Oct. 1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2027

How to cite

APA:

Kligge, H., & Gedik, T. (2026). Entrenchment. In International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Elsevier.

MLA:

Kligge, Hendrik, and Tan Gedik. "Entrenchment." International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics Elsevier, 2026.

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