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 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.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the general primate adaptations discussed in the textbook?

A. relatively large brain size B. aquatic lifestyle C. five-fingered hands D. small litter size E. stereoscopic vision

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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.

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