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Yi-Chen

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There generally is no relationship between the sound of a word and its meaning. This characteristic of language is referred to as _______________.
 
  a. unpredictability c. randomness
   b. arbitrariness d. onomatopoeia

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After learning sign language, Nim's language ability, as measured by utterance length, ___________________ .
 
  a. was similar to that of deaf children
   b. progressed faster than deaf children
  c. remained at the level of an 18-month-old child
  d. was similar to that of hearing children


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mjbamaung

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c


Yi-Chen

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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