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SGallaher96

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on: Jul 10, 2018
Words that have been borrowed from French are usually considered ___________ than the English words with the same meaning.
 
  A less sophisticated
  B less intelligent
  C less expressive
  D more polite
  E more informal

Question 2

Which of the statements below is true of signed language communities?
 
  A Community members have language ideologies about how signed languages should be used.
  B Signed languages have phonological variation that reflects social groups.
  C Signed languages change over time.
  D All of the above.
  E The standard is the variety used by the dominant group.


pratush dev

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

D

Answer to Question 2

E


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