The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is
a. structural linguistics.
b. historical linguistics.
c. sociolinguistics.
d. ethnolinguistics.
b
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The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the size of families in America had __________ from 1980 to 2009
a. increased 10% b. doubled c. tripled d. decreased
Even though all humans have approximately the same set of special senses for perceiving reality (eyes, ears, noses), not all of the sensations in the environment reach our consciousness in the same way since each language filters out different parts of reality. Each language provides the speaker with a built-in filter that heightens, dims, or eliminates certain perceptions, thus determining how we perceive reality. This thesis is called the:
a. Chomsky theory b. Sapir-whorf hypothesis c. filter theory d. Sieve theory
In Eocene primates euprimates one of the recognizable and modern derived primate traits are:
a. forward facing eyes. b. lack of opposable big toes. c. claws instead of nails. d. reduced encephalization. e. absence of a post orbital bar.
List five consequences of the change to food production
What will be an ideal response?