Author Question: Which of the following is NOT true of languages? A) Language is a system of communication through ... (Read 73 times)

cool · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

Which of the following is NOT true of languages?

A) Language is a system of communication through speech.
B) Language is a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning
C) All languages have a literary tradition, or a system of written communication
D) Approximately 85 languages are spoken by at least 10 million people
E) About 304 languages are spoken by between 1 million and 10 million people

Question 2

Which of the following is closer to the actual number of languages in the world today?

A) 500
B) 1000
C) 3000
D) 5000
E) Over 6000