Historical Linguists Reconstruct Changes That Have Occurred

question 4

Multiple Choice

Historical linguists reconstruct changes that have occurred

• A) primarily through the study of children's speech.
• B) primarily through the use of written records.
• C) by noting how modern languages are undergoing change and extrapolating these tendencies into the past.
• D) by comparing contemporary languages that are similar.

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