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Read moreWhat is Proto-Indo-European? When and where was it spoken? What does the term ‘proto’ mean?,”- Proto: a reconstruced language; no documents exist – Proto-Indo-European: the language from which many languages in Europe and South Asia emerged- When: based on the expansion and culture from ca 5000 – 3500 B.C.- Where: ->determind on basis of cognates: apple, bear, hazel No: ocean, olive – > northwest of the Caucasus; north of Caspian Sea -> ca. 4000 B.C. began expansion to Balkan and nothern Europe (later to Iran
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Read moreWhat do you know about the origin of the language spoken by the Germanic tribes who arrived in Britain in the 5th century?,”- Angles
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Read moreDescribe the principle of analogy as a mechanism of linguistic change. Use one example for illustration.
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Read moreDescribe three mechanisms of linguistic change. Use examples for illustration from the history of English.
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Read moreDescribe the principle of ease (minimization of effort) / principle of clarity as a mechanism of linguistic change. Use one example for illustration.
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Read more“How can bilingualism / fashion, prestige / social, political changes contribute to language change?”,”1. Bilingualism: – language contact (words from other langs) – Mixed communities – Substratum, superstratum
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Read moreHow can the functional load of linguistic elements affect language change?
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Read moreDescribe how redundancy / asymmetries / gaps in the language system can contribute to linguistic change.,”- Redundancy: more signals than absolute minimum necessary for transmission of message- Asymmetries
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