What was the result of linguist Noam Chomsky's work in understanding human skill in developing language usage?
a. Development of language comes solely from experience and heredity.
b. Language usage is a uniquely human achievement.
c. Language usage is like the special skills of other species such as speed in cheetahs.
d. The instinct for language is due to evolution.
c
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A. Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantines. B. Byzantines defeated the Normans. C. Byzantines defeated the Seljuk Turks. D. crusaders conquered Constantinople. E. Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantines.
Several princes of the Holy Roman Empire warmed to Luther's views, partly because of personal conviction but partly because of the opportunity for them to build a power base.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
To what language family does Arabic belong?
a. Nilotic b. Bantu c. Semitic d. Afro-Asiatic e. Indo-European
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A. moved toward far-reaching arms reduction agreements with the former Soviet Union. B. developed a cool and distrustful relationship with Mikhail Gorbachev. C. rejected most arms treaties in favor of increased weapons testing. D. expressed little interest in international activities. E. moved quickly to take advantage of the collapse of communism in Europe.