Which is true of the core vocabularies of languages?

A) More ancient cultures have larger core vocabularies.
B) More socially diverse societies have larger core vocabularies.
C) More complex societies have larger core vocabularies.
D) All languages have core vocabularies of about the same size.


D) All languages have core vocabularies of about the same size.

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