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Question 1

Phonemes are the smallest units of which component of language?

◦ meaning
◦ sound
◦ dialect
◦ syntax

Question 2

Pinker and Bloom suggest that language is an evolutionary adaptation. What does language allow us to do, in their theory?

◦ avoid heuristic fallacies
◦ acquire information about the world second-hand
◦ engage in more efficient introspection
◦ use trial-and-error learning more effectively
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