Although language may be studied as an independent system,it is also important to look at language in terms of what it tells us about society and culture.Whatever its phonemes,syntax,and history,language is a dynamic,adaptive system which facilitates the speakers' survival and gives clues about what is significant in their lives.When we focus on the relationship between language and culture of those who speak it and how they inform each other,we are doing _______________.
A)ethnolinguistics
B)descriptive linguistics
C)historical linguistics
D)glottochronology
E)frame substitution

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Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and culture of those who speak it and how they inform each other, which is exactly what is described in the passage. Descriptive linguistics focuses on describing the features and structure of a language, historical linguistics studies the history and evolution of languages, glottochronology is a technique used to calculate the time depth of language divergence, and frame substitution is a cognitive linguistic theory relating to the way in which linguistic and non-linguistic experiences are related. None of these choices encompass the focus of the passage as well as ethnolinguistics does.

Although Language May Be Studied as an Independent System,it Is