What is a "bigman" and in which type of political organization are we most likely to find this?
What will be an ideal response?
It is a self-made leader who gains power through personal achievements rather than through political office. These are usually found in tribal societies.
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In 2004, the EU faced the inclusion of ten nations, including over two hundred languages with it. Because of this the EU
a. made British English the official language of the EU. b. hired teachers to train all members of the EU to speak French. c. insisted that all official business be conducted in all the languages present. d. translated into English, French, and Spanish at all official meetings. e. refuted these countries’ inclusion in the EU until they learned English.
The chimpanzees' use of ASL includes the language feature(s):
The chimpanzees' use of ASL includes the language feature(s): A. openness B. displacement C. arbitrariness D. all of these
A group of individuals who interact regularly, developing unique ways of doing things together (including, potentially, ways of speaking together) is called a:
a. linguistic community. b. speech community. c. community of practice. d. competent community.
What is linguistic relativity? Illustrate how it applies to languages and to dialects of English.
What will be an ideal response?