A historical linguist would be most likely to study:
A) a nonstandard variation of a language that is particular to a specific region.
B) the development of language over time, including its changes and variations.
C) the way that linguistic variants alternate back and forth, depending on the context.
D) the way that variation in language appears gradually over distance between places.

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Historical linguistics is the study of the development of language over time, including its changes and variations. This field investigates how languages change over time, how they are related to each other, and how they develop within specific cultures and contexts.

A Historical Linguist Would Be Most Likely to Study