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2. What is language change over time called?

  • Diachronic
  • Synchronic

3. What did the 'Damp spoon' theory argue?

  • That language change should be restricted
  • That language change is lazy
  • That language change is annoying

4. What date was Middle English?

  • 1066-1450
  • 1200-1400

5. What did Skinner argue?

  • That language is learnt through the environment and imitation
  • That language is not learnt through caregivers
  • That language can only be learnt through repetition

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