The world's linguistic diversity has been cut in half, as measured by the number of distinct languages extant, in the past 500 years; and half the remaining languages are predicted to disappear during this century.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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While manufacturing has become globalized, the marketing of consumer products is more restricted; it is difficult to sell products from one country to another

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Written words are, by nature, permanent; spoken words (and oral histories) are, by nature, impermanent

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How do the media affect Americans and Brazilians differently? How do the media play a role in the discrepancy between the number of Olympic medals won by the United States and won by Brazil?

What will be an ideal response?

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The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis argues that language is more than just communication

a. True b. False

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