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Linguistic founder effect

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  1. Adam AleksicNeutralApr 18, 2026· Modern Wisdom

    The linguistic founder effect makes later speakers imitate earlier influential speakers.

    “there's this thing called the linguistic founder effect, where you kind of follow in the footsteps of people who came before you linguistically.”

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