Zentella (1997) found that Puerto Rican Spanish-English bilinguals in New York City tended to accommodate to the language of their addressee. This system of accommodation was especially based on the ___________ of the interlocutor
A gender
B social status
C age
D socioeconomic class
E profession
C
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Large-scale warfare is usually practiced by societies with __________.
A) foraging or horticulture B) small-scale or intensive agriculture C) horticulture or pastoralism D) intensive agriculture or industrialization
Linguistic anthropologists agree that the language one speaks completely controls one's thoughts
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
All of the following are reasons why language is being lost today in such great numbers except:
a. Nation-states often try to suppress linguistic diversity. b. Global trade favors more populous languages from more wealthy nations. c. Linguistic minorities are increasingly working to teach their languages to their children. d. It is more profitable and advantageous to speak languages that are numerically superior. e. A vast majority of media is conducted in a few languages.
How can mass media play a cultural role for those individuals and families leading transnational lives?
What will be an ideal response?