The order in which children acquire phonemes may explain why the words for ___________ in so many languages use the same three phonemes that are acquired first
A "milk" and "bottle"
B "nap" and "diaper"
C "sleepy" and "happy"
D "mother" and "father"
E "baby" and "crib"
D
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A. relatively large brain size B. aquatic lifestyle C. five-fingered hands D. small litter size E. stereoscopic vision
A recent challenge to the idea of linguistic relativity came from Berlin and Kay's study of:
a. basic color terms. b. essential kin types. c. words for water. d. words for snow.
A Kiowa man's status and social prestige was determined by the number of horses he owned and:
A) ?the number of his wives. B) ?the number of cattle he owned. C) ?his business acumen. D) ?his performance in battle.
Islamic banking and finance are based on the religious principle of:
a. riba (making equity profit). b. lariba (not making asset-based profit). c. loa (lending by caste hierarchy). d. mana (magical contagion). e. kailash (prohibition on trading).