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Text 1: Many linguists have traditionally viewed 'loanwords'—terms borrowed from one language into another—as signs of cultural dominance. When a powerful culture introduces new technology or social structures, the less dominant culture often adopts the accompanying vocabulary, leading to a loss of linguistic purity. Text 2: The adoption of loanwords is rarely a passive act of submission. Borrowing languages frequently 're-lexicalize' these terms, altering their phonology and narrowing their meanings to fit local contexts. In this sense, loanwords are not impositions but raw materials that a language uses to expand its own expressive range.

Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the 'traditional view' in Text 1?

  1. By pointing out that the English language has borrowed extensively from French, Latin, and Greek over several centuries.
  2. By asserting that all languages are essentially composed of loanwords and have no original vocabulary of their own.
  3. By contending that the process of borrowing is an active and creative integration rather than a simple loss of identity.
  4. By arguing that loanwords are the primary cause of the total extinction of minority languages worldwide.

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