The linguistic alternatives chosen by different groups of people within a community signal __________ meanings
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
social
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Lamarck proposed a process of evolution with three major components. Which one of the following was NOT one of the three components of evolution proposed by Lamarck?
A. the law of use and disuse B. the environment not able to challenge organisms C. the capacity to change D. the inheritance of acquired characteristics
As a result of prolonged first-hand contact between societies A and B, which of the following is least likely to occur? a. The cultures of A and B might fuse, becoming a single culture with elements of both. b. Society A might retain its distinctive culture, but lose its autonomy and come to survive as a subculture, such asa caste or ethnic group
c. Society A might be wiped out by society B, with only a few scattered refugees living as members of thedominant society. d. Societies A and B would each retain their distinctive cultures living side by side in peace, harmony, andprosperity. e. Society B might be entirely destroyed by society A.
Contrast the Inuit and Yanomami with respect to their reasons for disputes, the effectiveness of their means of resolving disputes, and how they enforce decisions about resolving disputes.
What will be an ideal response?
What is sociolinguistics and what does it contribute to the field of anthropological linguistics?
What will be an ideal response?