What is the relationship between language and social inequality?
A. Language may reproduce the inequalities that exist in society.
B. The language that people used in the past reflected stereotypes, but it no longer does.
C. Words are just words and reflect social status only if the listener wants them to.
D. Language rarely reflects the social value put on groups and when it does is frequently inaccurate.
Answer: A
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