What do ethnolinguists primarily try to discover?
A the communicative rules of a community
B the sounds that make up the language used in a community
C the patterns of linguistic variation in a community
D the vocabulary words unique to a community
E the grammatical system of the language used in a community.
A
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a. a priest accompanied each funeral procession to the cemetery. b. mothers were encouraged to believe that a saint had claimed the child. c. a municipal gravedigger oversaw the burial without offering any prayers or sign of the cross. d. the bells of the parish church rang at each infant's funeral.
Most anthropologists agree that Zhoukoudian cave was a hearth and a home to Homo erectus
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following best describes the nature of Sumerian political organization?
a. large, loosely organized confederations of allied cities b. autonomous city-states with smaller satellite communities and associated cropland c. a single empire based in Uruk city d. two independent societies located along the Upper and Lower Euphrates e. large urban centers and autonomous rural farming communities
"Being a man" means:
a. having all X chromosomes b. having an X and Y chromosome c. having sex hormones that are associated with maleness d. being defined as male by one's culture