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Listen to the lecture again and fill in the blanks. a. The evolution of language is a response to social, cultural, or 1______pressures, or a consequence of the nations' invasions 2,_____or 3________ It is history that teaches us how great nations of conquerors and_4_______have largely influenced other populations, not only with their culture, but also with their language. b. There are phrases and common sayings that contain a popular wisdom tied to_5_______ such as "A leopard cannot change its spots" and "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." c. Young people summarize a whole concept in one word, and use_6 _______mixed with foreign words. lt gives them a sense of 7_______and allows them to define their_8________. d. It is the need for 9________,combined with the advent of new technologies that led to the birth to this phenomenon-fondness of 10________,abbreviations, and the famous_11________ e. Evolution of the language will be more and more rapid, so our role is to act as a link between different languages and cultures, facilitating 12________.