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What is a speech act?
 
  a. any kind of explicit speech
  b. pretending to speak, but not really doing it
  c. the intended consequence of what is said
  d. early language attempts by infants

Question 2

One factor that can influence language comprehension ability of a person is __________.
 
  a. utterance speed
  b. regional accent
  c. genetics
  d. working memory capacity



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trog

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d




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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


CAPTAINAMERICA

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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