An important method comparative linguists use to draw conclusions about the relationship between two languages is:
a. Determining the amount of core vocabulary they share.
b. Establishing the biological relationship between the speakers of the languages.
c. Showing that the linguistic style of one group diffused to members of the other.
d. Examining the degree of intracultural variation in the languages.
e. Determining if they share complex and unusual words not found in other languages.
A
You might also like to view...
Compare and contrast property ownership between capitalist and socialist states
What will be an ideal response?
According to Deborah Tannen, women in the U.S. engage in "report talk" while men engage in "rapport talk."
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What are the means, or factors, of production?
A. a society's institutional mechanisms for making sure that everyone is productive B. labor forces organized by kinship ties C. a society's major productive resources, such as land and other natural resources, labor, technology, and capital D. the ways a society organizes production E. synonyms of a society's mode of production
DNA is composed of:
A. adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. B. chromosomes, autosomes, and diploid cells. C. nucleotide bases, sugars, and phosphates. D. chromosomes and autosomes.