Multiple Choice
An example of change in response to contact and borrowing between language is
A) the development of such English words as "terrific" and "blog."
B) the misanalysis in English of "I'm all shook up" as "emulsha cup."
C) the use of the French [ʒ] sound in English words like "rouge."
D) the regularization of the English plural "fish" to "fishes."
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