In "Advice for Developers," Alverson observes that the Tswana see time as

a. lineal.
b. connected to events. Time happens when events happen.
c. a non-concept. The Tswana do not think in terms of time.
d. measured by a cycle of ritual occasions.


Correct Answer: b

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