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List and explain three major ways that words in a language change over time. Use complete sentences in your
response. Consider using examples. Your response should be at least 150 words long.

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1. Things will get lost in translation, and will change meaning over time.

2. Different words will come to mean the same thing as something else.

3. The use of the word could be different from what it was originally meant to be.

Explanation:

Language change is the phenomenon by which permanent alterations are made in the features and the use of a language over time. All natural languages change, and language change affects all areas of language use. Types of language change include sound changes, lexical changes, semantic changes, and syntactic changes.

Anthropological Perspective on Language Change "There are many factors influencing the rate at which language changes, including the attitudes of the speakers toward borrowing and change. When most members of a speech community value novelty, for example, their language will change more quickly. When most members of a speech community value stability, then their language will change more slowly.

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