Twentieth-century linguists have focused studies on:

a. formulating laws and understanding the regular principles of language
b. the collection and preservation of existing languages
c. the development of theories and the collection of existing languages
d. the reasoning process behind language construction and the development of theories


d

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Historical linguists study similarities and differences between languages spoken today in order to make inferences about long-term linguistic change.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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