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What is the phenomenon where a language's grammatical structure simplifies and vocabulary reduces, often occurring when adults acquire a second language in contact situations?

Which linguistic field primarily investigates how languages change over time?

In syntax, what term refers to a group of words that functions as a single unit but does not contain both a subject and a predicate (e.g., 'in the garden')?

What alphabet is the most widely used writing system in the world today?

What concept in sociolinguistics refers to a speaker's mastery of different styles or registers of a language, allowing them to switch appropriately depending on the social context?

Which theory of language acquisition, popularized by Noam Chomsky, proposes that humans are born with an innate capacity for language, a 'universal grammar'?

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