Language Change

Each generation takes a language and makes it their own, pushing it in new directions.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Dialects of language can be so different from each other that they can be considered different languages.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Explain historical linguistics in your own words.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which levels of language does language change affect?

• Sounds, words, grammar

• Just sounds

• Just grammar

• Font colour

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When was the great vowel shift according to this video?

• 1400-1600

• 1600-1800

• 1800-2000

• 800 exactly

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In your own words, explain the relevance of the Nicaraguan sign example.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

All languages are difficult to learn as an adult.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

All languages evolve if they're ...

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Language contact is not a factor in language change.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of mutually intelligible in your own words?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4