Author Question: The study of the sound system in a language and the way they are combined into consistent patterns ... (Read 81 times)

amal

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 572
The study of the sound system in a language and the way they are combined into consistent patterns is called:
 
  a. linguistics.
  b. phonology.
  c. grammar.
  d. syntax.

Question 2

Which of these dialects spoken in the U.S. would an anthropologist consider superior to the others?
 
  a. Standard American English (SAE)
  b. American Southern dialects
  c. Black English
  d. None of these is superior in a linguistic sense.



mcarey591

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 365
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

About 3.2 billion people, nearly half the world population, are at risk for malaria. In 2015, there are about 214 million malaria cases and an estimated 438,000 malaria deaths.

Did you know?

Dogs have been used in studies to detect various cancers in human subjects. They have been trained to sniff breath samples from humans that were collected by having them breathe into special tubes. These people included 55 lung cancer patients, 31 breast cancer patients, and 83 cancer-free patients. The dogs detected 54 of the 55 lung cancer patients as having cancer, detected 28 of the 31 breast cancer patients, and gave only three false-positive results (detecting cancer in people who didn't have it).

Did you know?

It is believed that humans initially contracted crabs from gorillas about 3 million years ago from either sleeping in gorilla nests or eating the apes.

Did you know?

More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.

Did you know?

Russia has the highest death rate from cardiovascular disease followed by the Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, and Poland.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library