The study of how language is used in social contexts is called
a. historical linguistics.
b. descriptive linguistics.
c. structural linguistics.
d. sociolinguistics.
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. Parents-in-law and children-in-law b. Aunts and nephews c. Grandparents and grandchildren d. Siblings
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a. ape b. strepsirhine c. monkey d. vertical clinger and leaper