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karateprodigy

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According to a report on endangered languages, what percentage of the worlds spoken languages may soon be lost?
 
  a. one fourth
  b. about a third
  c. nearly half
  d. three quarters

Question 2

An analysis of over 500 contemporary languages has demonstrated that the number of speech sounds in a language decreases systematically ____.
 
  a. with the level of education of the population
  b. with the cultures distance from Africa along migration routes
  c. according to the cultural values embedded in the language
  d. with the level of assimilation into larger cultures



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
b



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