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jayhills49

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Grammars designed to serve as models of proper speech are called:
 
  a. generative grammars.
  b. prescriptive grammars.
  c. descriptive grammars.
  d. polite grammars

Question 2

A generative grammar relies takes ___________________ as a given
 
  a. linguistic relativity
  b. the difficulty of translating from one language to another
  c. the importance of correct or proper speech
  d. a connection between abstract ideas and sentence structure



carojassy25

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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