What is the name for language that is ancestral to several other languages?
a. descendant language
b. sibling language
c. daughter language
d. brother language
e. protolanguage
Ans: e. protolanguage
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a. impositionals. b. inlays. c. instrumentalities. d. isms.
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What will be an ideal response?
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The process of genetic drift is most significant in a population that is:
B. large C. under stress D. primitive
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A sacred narrative that explains the fundamentals of human existence is called a:
a. legend. b. parable. c. religious text. d. ritual. e. myth.
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