List the three key characteristics of human language. Discuss whether call systems and ASL-using nonhuman primates display these characteristics.
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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
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about society and culture is incorrect?
a. Culture can exist without a society. b. Every culture is learned, shared, based on symbols, integrated, and dynamic. c. All culture is learned rather than biologically inherited. d. A culture is shared by the members of a society. e. Although members of a society may share a culture, their behavior is not uniform.
Inuit children are protected from the harsh environment and physical challenges until it is time for them to transition into adulthood
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.