# wave model

> model of language change in which a new language feature (innovation) or a new combination of language features spreads from its region of origin, affecting a gradually expanding cluster of dialects

**Wikidata**: [Q1929527](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1929527)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_model)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wave-model


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)