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Some global forces do not lead toward linguistic homogenization. What two factors today do not show linguistic homogenization?
 
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How can linguists determine the age of a language?
 
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Answer to Question 1

There is no one language that is spoken by a majority of the world's people, and there is increasing intra-linguistic diversity developing across populations. Also, languages constantly adapt and change.

Answer to Question 2

They can do this through examining core vocabulary and also through the use of glottochronology.



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