Why do people speak in different dialects?

A) The culture and environment in which a person is raised impacts the way they communicate linguistically.
B) Dialects represent grammatical errors that are reinforced by one's surroundings.
C) People in different areas have genetic variations that impact the way their brains interpret language skills.
D) People from different countries naturally speak different languages, and that is all a dialect really is.


Answer: A

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