A good understanding of the mechanisms of language change allows you to
A)see how biology determines language use.
B)understand the one-to-one connection between race and culture and language.
C)reconstruct ancestral languages from sets of daughter languages.
D)refute the Sapir/Whorf hypothesis.

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Understanding the mechanisms of language change enables linguists to reconstruct ancestral languages by analyzing the features of known daughter languages. This process, known as historical linguistics, involves comparing languages to find common roots and evolutionary paths.

A Good Understanding of the Mechanisms of Language Change Allows