Grammatical changes may be explained, in part, as analogic changes, which are ___ or generalization.
A. elaboration
B. simplification
C. external borrowing
D. internal borrowing
The words such as “smog”, and “motel” are __________.
A. compound words
B. abbreviated words
C. formed by blending
D. coined by backformation
Morphologcial changes can involve __________.
A. the loss of morphological rules
B. the addition of morphological rules
C. the alteration of morphological rules
D. all of the above
By analogy to the plural formation of the word “dog-s”, speakers started saying “cows” as the plural of “cow” instead of the earlier plural “kine”. This is the case of _________.
A. elaboration
B. external borrowing
C. sound assimilation
D. internal borrowing