Why do linguists expect that only about 300 languages are safe from extinction?
What will be an ideal response?
About 300 languages are safe from extinction because a sufficient number of people speak them and/or they have been designated as official languages by some governments.
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a. A woman's employment status is not closely related to her marital satisfaction. b. Employed women tend to have happier marriages than nonemployed women. c. Nonemployed women tend to have happier marriages than employed women. d. Well-educated women have happier marriages if they are not employed; if women have little education, then their marriages are happier if they are employed.
The theoretical strategy attempts to produce scales that are
a. homogeneous. b. heterogeneous. c. multivariate. d. hypothetical.
Alladi et al. found that can delay the age of onset of dementia by up to four years, because it appears to increase the ability of the brain to continue functioning normally despite neurodegeneration?
a. social support b. speaking two languages c. preventive medication d. a healthy weight
Statistically, who is least likely (per mile driven) to be in an accident?
a. Teenage drivers b. Middle-aged drivers c. Elderly drivers d. Very old drivers