**Semantic change in adults is not primarily a generational phenomenon**

"_Our findings indicate that despite minor age-based differences, word meaning change among mature speakers is likely not a generational process, but rather a zeitgeist process, in which older adult speakers can readily adopt new word usage patterns._"

G. Kamath, M. Yang, S. Reddy, M. Sonderegger, & D. Card, Semantic change in adults is not primarily a generational phenomenon, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (31) e2426815122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2426815122 (2025).

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