Definition of functional shift
: the process by which a word or form comes to be used in another grammatical function
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“Functional shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/functional%20shift. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of functional shift was in 1930
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