The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is called:
a. descriptive linguistics.
b. historical linguistics.
c. language subgroups.
d. linguistic divergence.
e. linguistic nationalism.
d
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a. there are variations in human populations. b. some races are innately inferior to others. c. variations between human populations are noticeable. d. all races are equal.