What does diachronic variation mean?
Language Change Key Terms

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What is synchronic variation?
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Define 'borrowing' in language change.
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Define 'external factor' in language change.
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Define 'internal factor' in language change.
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Define 'acronym'.
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What is the term for using parts of existing words to form a new word?
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