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strangeaffliction

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on: Jul 10, 2018
A language that is moribund is one that _________.
 
  a. no longer has any living speakers
  b. is spoken by only a handful of people
  c. has no speakers that are bilingual
  d. has lost its capacity to communicate nonverbally
  e. uses metaphors of death in other aspects of life

Question 2

The approximate number of discrete languages that exist in the world today is ________.
 
  a. 100
  b. 550
  c. 1,400
  d. 7,000
  e. 10,000


sarahccccc

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d


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