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What kind of bias is in standard models?
Ethnocentric, Western bias.
What is the danger of assuming uniformity?
The monolithic myth.
Which language level changes slowest?
Grammar changes slowest.
Which language level changes fastest?
Vocabulary changes quickly.
What is an internal linguistic factor?
Great Vowel Shift.
What is an external factor example?
Norman Conquest (1066).
What is a danger of period framing?
Illusion of stability.
What is the key problem of fixed dates?
Arbitrary divisions, misleading.
What is the nature of language evolution?
Continuous, gradual, uninterrupted.
What is periodization's main purpose?
Organize change for research.
