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How does language change over time and space? AP Human Geo

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As young people interact with others their own age, their language grows to include words, phrases, and constructions that are different from those of the older generation. ... The sounds of a language change over time, too. About 500 years ago, English began to undergo a major change in the way its vowels were pronounced

Trade and migration. As cultures interact, mix and trade, language shifts to accommodate these changes. ...

Technology and new inventions. New words and phrases are also invented to describe things that didn't exist before. ...

Old words acquiring new meanings. Nice is often given as an example of a word shift

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