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Evolution of Language
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Evolution of Language

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What sound shift occurred in English a few hundred years ago?

  • The sound [uː] shifted to [aʊ] (correct)
  • The sound [ɔɪ] shifted to [aɪ]
  • The sound [aɪ] shifted to [eɪ]
  • The sound [aʊ] shifted to [uː]

    • What is a protolanguage?

  • A language that has not evolved over time
  • A modern language spoken by a large population
  • A language with no known descendants
  • An ancestral language from which related languages have developed (correct)

    • What were English and German dialects of?

  • Proto-Germanic (correct)
  • Indo-European
  • Latin
  • Romance languages

    • What is one way to tell if languages are genetically related?

    <p>By having a large number of sound correspondences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sound correspondence example demonstrates the genetic relationship between English, French, and Spanish?

    <p>English /f/ - French /p/</p> Signup and view all the answers

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