Question

an invading army from country a conquers country d. a new government is put in place in country d and passes a law that all citizens must now speak the native language of the conqueror, country a. which of the following terms best describes what has occurred with regard to the language of the two countries? language corruption language branching language evolution language distribution language diffusion

Explanation:

Language diffusion occurs when a language spreads from one group to another, often due to political or social - power dynamics. Here, the language of Country A is imposed on Country D's citizens by a new government after conquest, which is an example of language diffusion. Language corruption refers to changes in a language that are seen as negative, language branching is about the splitting of languages into different branches, language evolution is the long - term natural change of a language, and language distribution is about where languages are spoken geographically.

Answer:

E. Language diffusion