Which of the following statements is not an example of linguistic nationalism?
a. You are a Spanish-speaking person in the U.S., but want your children to use English so they will fit in moreeasily with the surrounding society
b. A national committee in France declares that certain widely used terms will no longer be allowed to appear inpublic print because they are not French.
c. You live in Scotland and are so alarmed by the rapid decline in the number of people speaking Gaelic that youstart a school in which all subjects are taught in Gaelic.
d. The southern part of India declares itself a separate country called Tamiland (the land of the people who speakTamil) in defiance of India's declaration of Hindi as the national language
e. A country previously colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue?English is banned because of its association with colonial domination.
a
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The different forms of reciprocity are connected by the fact that they all __________
A) exist without the use of money B) involve exchanges of relatively equal value C) are centered on gift-giving D) are tied directly to food resources
The demand function for a pack of four Never Die Batteries is Qd = (62 million) - (8 million × P). The company is currently charging a price of $5 per package, but is considering decreasing the price to $4. How will the decrease in price affect how many packages of batteries consumers will buy?
A) Consumers will decrease the quantity demanded by 30 million. B) Consumers will increase the quantity demanded by 30 million. C) Consumers will decrease the quantity demanded by 8 million. D) Consumers will increase the quantity demanded by 8 million.
Sampling error includes the phenomenon of:
A. founder principle B. nonrandom mating C. genetic drift D. founder principle and genetic drift
The Micmacs are a tribe in Massachusetts
a. True b. False