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lak

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The functionalist view of language states that:
 
  A. language is shaped by the communicative functions that it serves.
  B. language is learned in a social context.
  C. children learn to communicate because they have a desire to express thoughts and feelings.
  D. communication functions as a learning tool.

Question 2

The formalist view of language entails:
 
  A. the view that language is formally learned in a ritualistic manner.
  B. the understanding that language learning is prescribed by cultural rules.
  C. the view that the human mind has a faculty for language learning that is a computational-representational system.
  D. Studying language in a computer-based methodology.


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matt

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


lak

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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