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diachronic linguistics

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In historical linguistics, language change refers to the study of the d processes of change in language elements and language systems.

Historical linguistics is the subfield of linguistics that studies language change, therefore, it mainly adopts a （ ）approach. 

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diachronic linguistics

Directions: Explain the following terms and give examples for illustration where appropriate.

diachronic linguistics

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​Other grammatical changes may be explained, in part, as a change.

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It is generally accepted that the history of the English language is divided into the periods of Old English, M English and Modern English.

Language change is largely a process of b between the simplification and the elaboration of rules, between the need to reduce memory burdens and the need to maintain communicative clarity.

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Although language change is universal, inevitable, and sometimes vigorous, it is not an overnight occurrence, but a gradual and constant process, particularly the changes in the syntactic systems.

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The division of English language into the periods of Old English, Middle English and Modern English is nonconventional and not arbitrary.

Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in ONE word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given.

​Other grammatical changes may be explained, in part, as a change.

Directions: Fill in the blank in each of the following statements with one word, the first letter of which is already given as a clue. Note that you are to fill in ONE word only, and you are not allowed to change the letter given.

​The study of ongoing changes that languages have undergone is sometimes called historical and c linguistics.

Syntactically, the verb of a sentence in （） precedes, rather than follows, the subject.

It is generally accepted that the history of the English language is divided into the periods of O English, Middle English and Modern English. 

Though the Anglo-Saxons were migrants from northern Europe, they are the native inhabitants of the British Isles, and the words they originally used are （）words.

Middle English began with the arrival of the Norman French invaders in England under William the Conqueror in 1066. For about a century and a half after the Norman Conquest, Middle English was heavily influenced by French, most noticeably in large and central areas of（ ） 

（）separated the period of Middle English from that of Modern English.

Modern English words man, woman, child, eat, fight, ect. originate from（ ）

Many of the most basic terms, such as man, eat and house in the English language originate from O English.

Judge whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a T for true or F for false on the ANSWER SHEET for each statement. If you think a statement is false, you must explain why you think so and then give the correct version.

Syntactically, the verb of a sentence in Old English precedes, rather than follows, the subject.