When a descriptive linguist is starting research on a language,what does he or she first attempt to identify?
A) the form classes
B) the speaker's life history and social status within the community
C) the nouns and verbs in the language
D) smaller,easily identifiable categories such as pronouns and prepositions

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Descriptive linguists first attempt to identify the form classes, which are categories of words that share a common set of grammatical properties, to understand the structure and function of the language.

When a Descriptive Linguist Is Starting Research on a Language,what