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Zorluk: OrtaContrast and Reversal Clues

Complete the passage by providing the word that correctly fills the blank, paying close attention to the structural contrast clues in the sentence.

Cevap:While earlier epigraphers asserted that the newly discovered ancient script was entirely 【isolated】, structurally disconnected from any known regional dialects, recent decipherments demonstrate that its syntactic patterns closely parallel those of neighboring Bronze Age languages.

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The blank must be filled with a word denoting isolation or independence from other languages, such as 'isolated', 'sui generis', or 'autonomous'.
The introductory transition word 'While' establishes a concession and contrast between historical beliefs and modern discoveries. Since modern decipherments reveal that the script 'closely parallel[s]' surrounding languages, the earlier belief must have asserted the opposite: that the script was self-contained, isolated, or sui generis.

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1
Identify structural contrast signals in the sentence.
The subordinating conjunction 'While' at the beginning of the sentence sets up a direct contrast between the earlier epigraphers' assertion and recent decipherments.
Recognizing reversal pivots is necessary to determine the semantic relationship between the two clauses.
2
Analyze the known clue in the second clause.
The second clause states that recent decipherments show the script's syntactic patterns 'closely parallel those of neighboring Bronze Age languages'.
This establishes that the script is in fact connected and similar to neighboring languages.
3
Determine the required meaning for the blank in the first clause.
Because the first clause must contrast with the second clause, the earlier view must have held that the script was disconnected, unique, or isolated.
The contrast pivot dictates an opposite relationship between the two descriptions of the script.

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