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What is the primary reason for studying language change?
What is the primary reason for studying language change?
- To understand the moral corruption of communities
- To discover the history of languages and language groups (correct)
- To compare the intelligence of different language speakers
- To stop language change from occurring
What is a common misconception about language change?
What is a common misconception about language change?
- It is a deliberate choice made by language speakers
- It is the result of moral corruption or intellectual deterioration (correct)
- It is a natural process in language development
- It only occurs in spoken languages
Which of the following languages do not change?
Which of the following languages do not change?
- Languages with a large number of speakers
- Dead languages with no native speakers (correct)
- Languages with a complex grammar system
- Living languages with native speakers
What is the significance of language change in linguistics?
What is the significance of language change in linguistics?
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What can be discovered by comparing different languages and dialects?
What can be discovered by comparing different languages and dialects?
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Match the languages with their characteristic:
Match the languages with their characteristic:
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Match the concepts with their definitions:
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Match the linguistics aspects with their descriptions:
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Match the statement with its correct explanation:
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Study Notes
Language Change
- Language change occurs over time, and its mechanisms, drivers, and outcomes may not be immediately apparent.
- By comparing languages, dialects, and historical stages of languages, we can uncover the history of languages and language groups or families.
- The study of language change has been a significant success in linguistics, revealing it as an inherent aspect of natural human languages.
- Language change is not a result of moral corruption or intellectual deterioration of speech communities, as previously thought by many language authorities.
Characteristics of Language Change
- All languages change, except for dead languages without native speakers, such as Latin, Sanskrit, and Attic Greek.
- Even dead languages underwent change when they had native speakers.
- Language change is an inescapable fact about natural human languages.
Language Change
- Language change occurs over time, and its mechanisms, drivers, and outcomes may not be immediately apparent.
- By comparing languages, dialects, and historical stages of languages, we can uncover the history of languages and language groups or families.
- The study of language change has been a significant success in linguistics, revealing it as an inherent aspect of natural human languages.
- Language change is not a result of moral corruption or intellectual deterioration of speech communities, as previously thought by many language authorities.
Characteristics of Language Change
- All languages change, except for dead languages without native speakers, such as Latin, Sanskrit, and Attic Greek.
- Even dead languages underwent change when they had native speakers.
- Language change is an inescapable fact about natural human languages.
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