What is a protolanguage?

A) the simplest form of language known, with no tenses or number terms
B) spoken reconstructed language from which modern languages derived
C) the language that early Homo sapiens is believed to have spoken
D) the rudimentary language used by the apes and monkeys


B) spoken reconstructed language from which modern languages derived

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The ___________ model of language sees language as a tool to get things done

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The main difference between acclimatization and adaptability is that __________

a. acclimatization is very short-term, while adaptability is more long-term b. adaptability refers to genetic changes that can be inherited, while acclimatization does not c. acclimatization refers to changes at the allele level, while adaptability refers to phenotypic changes d. adaptability is very short-term, while acclimatization is more long-term

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Which of the following statements about the so-called "black skull" is FALSE?

A. The skull shows evidence of cold-weather adaptations. B. Some scientists assign the black skull its own species, Paranthropus aethiopicus. C. The skull combines relatively small overall size with large chewing dentition. D. The skull has a sagittal crest. E. Some scientists categorize the skull as belonging to a very early hyperrobust Paranthropus boisei.

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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.

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