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Periodization

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