The cultural transmission view of language change holds that
A) the brains of geographically isolated individuals develop differently than the brains of those individuals that can exchange ideas and learn each others' languages.
B) our brains adapt to the language we invent.
C) languages change over time, responding to pressures to be communicatively useful and easy to learn.
D) human language developed as a by-product of our physiology.

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The cultural transmission view of language change posits that languages change over time in response to communicative needs and ease of learning, reflecting the cultural context in which they are used. This view emphasizes the role of social factors in shaping language, rather than innate or neurological factors.

The Cultural Transmission View of Language Change Holds That