In Old and Middle English, both /k/ and /n/ in the word “knight” were pronounced, but in modern English, /k/ in the sound /kn-/ clusters was not pronounced. This phenomenon is known as ________.
A. sound addition
B. sound loss
C. sound shift
D. sound movement
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Historical linguistics explores _____________.
A. the nature of language change
B. the causes that lead to language change
C. the relationship between languages
D. all of the above
It takes a longer period of time for a word to be created than to be lost.
A. 对
B. 错
Language is moving towards formaility, for formal language is more elegant.
A. 对
B. 错
Language change involves not only simplicity of grammar but also elaboration of grammar .
A. 对
B. 错