In Contrast with Historical Linguistics,descriptive Linguistics _______________

In contrast with historical linguistics,descriptive linguistics _______________.

A) attempts to explain the features of a particular language at one time in its history
B) looks at languages as separate systems without considering how they might be related to each other
C) attempts to construct a language's historical development
D) investigates relationships between earlier and later forms of the same language
E) a and b only

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