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All languages change at the same rate.
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Is it true that all languages change at the same rate?
No. Multiple reference sources state directly that not all languages change at the same rate, with one contrasting Icelandic's slow change against fast-changing Norwegian dialects.
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Do languages change at different rates?. (n.d.). linguistics.stackexchange.com. https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/questions/4033
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Stitt, M. P. (1998). Metaphors of change in the language of nineteenth-century fiction. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/metaphorsofchang00stit
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P, C. V., A, E. P., & F, R. A. (1981). Language : introductory readings. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/language00guis
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