Historical linguists are interested in .Group of answer choicescomparing certain languages to determine if they were derived from a common ancestral languagehow people spoke in ancient timeshow the role of body language differs between different historical periodscomparing how the number of basic color words increases in a society over time

comparing certain languages to determine if they were derived from a common ancestral language                      

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Historical linguists are interested in comparing certain languages to determine if they were derived from a common ancestral language. They are concerned in a branch of linguistics known as diachronic linguistics and are interested in explaining changes in language with time, why these changes occurred and the study of the earlier stages of language in humans.

answer; ///the (iroquois) cultures was made up of several groups, who spoke a common language

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