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Linguistic divergence
Linguistic speciation, or linguistic divergence, is the fissioning of language groups. Like biological evolution, there are several factors which contribute to linguistic divergence.
Factors affecting linguistic divergence
- isolation
- group membership
- time
- conquest
- migration
- technological discovery
- contact
- translation of ancient texts
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