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jayhills49

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What linguistic variable did Labov (1966) examine in his famous study of language variation in New York City?
 
  A allomorphs of the past tense morpheme
  B postvocalic /r/
  C the use of the passive voice
  D question formation
  E aspirated /p/

Question 2

Which sentence below contains a conceptual metaphor that reveals how English speakers conceptualize time as a valuable commodity?
 
  A I'll meet you there in an hour.
  B Thank you for spending time with me.
  C The movie is two hours long.
  D You should take a nap for a few minutes.
  E I just saw him about thirty minutes ago.


mistyjohnson

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

B

Answer to Question 2

B


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