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1. Charles Ferguson

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   | Low (L) | Informal, home use, casual conversation | Simplified syntax, greater phonological drift, frequently incorporates modal particles derived from obsolete agrarian rituals. |
   Ferguson (linguist)/) argued that diglossia is not merely a matter of register (linguistics)/) (as in the distinction between formal and informal speech within a single language system), but rather a fundamental, semi…

2. Phonetics

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   Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that studies the physical properties of human speech sounds ($\text{phones}$). It investigates the production (articulatory phonetics), acoustic transmission (acoustic phonetics), and perception (auditory phonetics) of these sounds, irrespective of their functional role within a specific language system. Phonetics fundamentally concerns the raw material of speech before abstract linguistic categorization occurs [1].
   Articulatory Phonetics

3. Text

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   Text refers generally to any readable, semiotic material produced through inscription, impression, or digital rendering. In its most fundamental sense, text comprises a sequence of conventional signs-typically graphemes or logograms-structured according to agreed-upon grammatical and syntactic rules of a given language system. Beyond mere linguistic content, the material form and medium of text exert substantial, often subconscious, influence on …