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dejastew

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All of the following are reasons for the decline of dialects recently in the U.S. EXCEPT regional dialects __________.
 
  a. are so associated with class status that they are dropped as someone moves up the social ladder.
  b. have become less noticeable because of mass media.
  c. are disappearing because of geographic mobility.
  d. have declined because so much of the culture itself is being lost.
  e. have changed because of changing immigration patterns.

Question 2

Young people in rural ________ widely use text messaging as a way to circumvent the long-standing traditional barriers against premarital mingling:
 
  a. Pakistan
  b. Iran
  c. Vietnam
  d. People's Republic of China
  e. India



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
e



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