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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 distribution language branching language evolution language diffusion language corruption
Language diffusion refers to the spread of a language from one group to another. Here, the language of Country A is being imposed on Country D's citizens through a new - government law after conquest, which is an example of language spreading due to cultural and political forces. Language distribution is about where languages are found geographically, language branching is about the development of language families over time, language evolution is the long - term change in a language, and language corruption is an incorrect term for this context.
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Language diffusion