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littleanan

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Did I hear you say that there are four pounds of sulfur in the box? versus Did I heah ya say that there are foah pounds of sulfuh in the box? is an example of __________.
 
  A. correct and incorrect English
  B. dialect differences in English
  C. how grammar and syntax interact
  D. the difference between syntax and semantics

Question 2

The ability to reconstruct a protolanguage is based on __________.
 
  A. the theory that a universal grammar underlies all human languages
  B. the idea that all languages are derived from a single parent language
  C. the ability of children to learn whatever language is spoken around them
  D. the assumption that languages change in regular ways over time



Kingjoffery

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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