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xclash

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Languages like Proto-Germanic and Proto-Indo-European are extinct languages that have been reconstructed by linguists through comparative studies.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A kindred is distinguished from a lineage because
 
  A) a lineage consists of people who have an ancestor in common, a kindred consists of people who have a relative in common.
  B) when an individual dies his kindred ceases to exist, whereas a lineage continues as a self-renewing group.
  C) a kindred is defined by bilateral descent, a lineage by unilineal descent.
  D) a kindred is an ego-centered network of relatives, whereas a lineage is a group of people with a collective identity.
  E) all of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

E



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