Practice question · Multiple choice
Linguistic subfields are distinguished by evidence rather than subject matter. What follows from this principle when two researchers study the same dialect?
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- What changes across the branches if the linguistic material under study stays constant?
- Does sharing a research object require researchers to look for the same kind of proof?
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D. They ask different questions and gather distinct data types
Why
Subfields do not divide language into isolated territories; they interrogate the same phenomena using different types of data. Overlapping subjects do not force researchers into applied roles, nor does differing evidence imply contradictory findings about the system.
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