As for the linguistic change of English, the s________ system has obviously undergone more radical changes than other components of the grammar.

Explain with at least 2 examples what a finite clause is and tell which of the following 4 sentences are NOT finite clauses.

A. The weather being fine.

B. The book to be finished.

C. When we got there.

D. John asked Mary to leave early.

Describe the similarities and differences between a pidgin and a lingua franca.

behaviorist learning theory

idiolect

cerebral plasticity

collocation

cognate

Maxim of quantity

syntax

assimilation rules