Which of the Following Statements About Linguistic Divergence Is Incorrect

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about linguistic divergence is incorrect?

• A)One force for linguistic change is borrowing by one language from another.
• B)If languages were isolated from each other,there would be very little linguistic change.
• C)NEW vocabulary emerges in a language due to a quest for novelty and the development of specialized vocabulary by groups.
• D)Changes in pronunciation may emerge as markers of class boundary (e.g. ,upper-class "U" vs.
• "Non-U")
• E)Dying languages may be revived in the name of linguistic nationalism.

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