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a. subordinate groups cannot speak English
b. subordinate groups have to express themselves using the dominated group's code
c. dominant groups refuse to interact with subordinate groups
d. dominant groups have to express themselves in the subordinate group's code


b. subordinate groups have to express themselves using the dominated group's code

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