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Diglossia refers to _______.
 
  a. fluency in two languages
  b. an inability to speak
  c. a practice of using more than one form of the same language within the same language community
  d. a speech problem that causes a person to not be able to associate words with meanings
  e. the inability of a person to learn more than one language during a lifetime

Question 2

Sociolinguistics concentrates on variations in language that _______.
 
  a. are likely to become extinct in the next 50 years
  b. do not change over time
  c. have a majority of bilingual speakers
  d. depend upon the social situations or contexts in which the speaker operates
  e. are caused by colonialism or political systems of oppression


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mcarey591

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
c

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
d


ssal

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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