Languages remain constant over time unless major social upheaval occurs

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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Cultural emphasis refers to

a. the major nonverbal forms of communication in a society. b. the favorite forms of argument in a society. c. the one language most members of society learn better than any other. d. the group of words in a language that are considered more adaptively important in that culture. e. certain types of words that are found repeatedly in different languages, such as “mama.”

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Which feature is shared by all creole languages?

A) the use of double negatives B) a restricted set of color terms C) an inclusion of gendered nouns D) the use of a past tense

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Jared Diamond describes contemporary food foragers as "walking encyclopedias of natural history with individual names for as many as a thousand or more plant and animal species and with detailed knowledge of those species' biological characteristics, distribution, and potential uses."

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Because of U.S. federal laws on historic preservation, which of these is a likely place to find CRM archaeologists at work?

A) coal mine operations B) development of a shopping center C) preparing farmland for planting D) highway construction projects

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