__________ linguistics, which focuses on the comparison and classification of different languages to reveal historical links, can often be used to confirm inferences derived from archaeological or paleoanthropological research on ancient population movements.

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Historical linguistics is the branch of linguistics that focuses on the comparison and classification of different languages to reveal historical links. This can be used to confirm inferences derived from archaeological or paleoanthropological research on ancient population movements. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

B) Socio-linguistics is the study of language in relation to social factors, such as ethnicity, class, and gender. It does not deal with the historical comparison of different languages.

C) Structural linguistics examines the basic elements of language and their organization within sentences. It does not deal with historical comparisons of languages.

D) Evolutionary linguistics examines language evolution and development through natural selection. It does not deal with the historical comparison of different languages.

__________ Linguistics, Which Focuses on the Comparison and Classification of Different