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Historical linguists have long debated the origins of the Elamite language, which was spoken in the ancient Near East until the first millennium BCE. Some scholars argue that it shares a common ancestor with the Dravidian languages of India ______ others maintain that it is a language isolate with no known relatives. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

1. ; however,
2. ; and
3. . However
4. , however,

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