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Choose the most appropriate one word that substitute for the descriptions given below. The science or study of the development of a language.

Aphonology

Bphilology

Cphilosophy

Dbiology

Answer:

B. philology

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  • Philology is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (ഒരു ഭാഷയുടെ വികസനത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള പഠനം.)
  • philology - ഭാഷാശാസ്‌ത്രം
  • phonology - ശബ്‌ദശാസ്‌ത്രം
  • philosophy - തത്വശാസ്ത്രം
  • biology - ജീവശാസ്‌ത്രം

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