the study of the sounds, symbols and gestures of a language, and their combination into forms that communicate meaning

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descriptive linguistics

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Diglossia refers to:

a. fluency in two languages. b. an inability to speak. c. a practice of using more than one form of the same language within the same language community. d. a speech problem that causes a person to not be able to associate words with meanings. e. the inability of a person to learn more than one language during a lifetime.

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Explain the process of Sanskritization related to India

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An important element in Confucianism was the idea of __________

a. gender equality b. filial piety c. female inheritance in equal proportion to male inheritance d. just warfare

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The art form which has received the greatest amount of anthropological attention is:

a. body decoration. b. dance. c. music. d. graphic and plastic arts. e. folklore.

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