A generative grammar relies takes ___________________ as a given
a. linguistic relativity
b. the difficulty of translating from one language to another
c. the importance of correct or "proper" speech
d. a connection between abstract ideas and sentence structure
d
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a. are apolitical, and generally only of interest to linguists. b. reveal the language ideology of the standardizers. c. inevitably result in improvements appreciated by all users of the language. d. are completely separate from standardization of pronunciation
Sedentary ranching and dairy farming are a type of pastoralism
a. True b. False
Derek Freeman argued that Margaret Mead's research concerning adolescents in Samoa was flawed and led her to make erroneous conclusions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Two people (both heterozygotes) are able to taste a chemical substance called PTC. The ability to taste PTC is caused by a dominant allele (T). The inability to taste PTC is caused by a recessive allele (t). What proportion of their children would be expected NOT to be able to taste PTC?
a. 3/4 b. All c. 1/4 d. 2/3