Author Question: A Pidgin is: a. A language of contact and trade that includes a mixture of other languages. b. A ... (Read 27 times)

Cooldude101 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

A Pidgin is:

a. A language of contact and trade that includes a mixture of other languages.
b. A language that can be taught to parrots and other non-human animals.
c. A language made by blending of other, earlier languages.
d. The language of lower class or oppressed groups in a society.
e. The language dialect speakers use when conversing with speakers of the standard version of a language.

Question 2

Which of the following best characterizes the cross-cultural meaning of smiling?

a. A smile always means that people are happy.
b. Smiling is a reasonably good indicator of happiness or nonviolent intent.
c. In most cultures, people smile just before they kill.
d. The meaning of a smile varies from culture to culture.
e. Americans are virtually unique in equating smiling with happiness.