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Language Change
The phenomenon of language change probably attracts more public notice and more
(1) (disapprove) than any other linguistic issue. There is a widely held belief that change must mean
(2) (deteriorate) and decay. Older people observe the casual speech of the young and conclude that standards have fallen appreciably. It is understandable that many people dislike change, but it is
(3) (wise) to condemn all linguistic
(4) (modify). It is often felt that contemporary language illustrates the problem at its worst, but this belief is shared by every generation.
There are indeed cases where linguistic change can lead to problems of unintelligibility and
(5) (ambiguous), and if change is too rapid there can be major communication problems. But as a rule, the parts of language which ale undergoing change at any given time are
(6) (relative) small in comparison