What is the study of past cultural systems through the use of written records called?

a. Ethnography
b. Cross-cultural comparison
c. Ethnohistory
d. Ethnojournalism


ANSWER:
c

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A) linguistic minimalism B) language replacement C) language decay D) language extinction

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