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Human language can be said to have a biological base because
 
  a. humans have areas in the brain that are specialized for language.
  b. children will learn language even if no one speaks to them.
  c. very young children use vocalizations to make their wishes known.
  d. children's first words are related to bodily functions.

Question 2

An understanding of the syntactic system of a language
 
  a. allows speakers to modify the way they talk depending on whom they are speaking to
  b. allows speakers to differentiate between similar sounds in a language
  c. allows speakers to generate an almost unlimited number of grammatically correct sentences
  d. allows speakers to define words accurately



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ultraflyy23

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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c




futuristic

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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