A Group of Languages That Share a Common Ancestor Before

question 19

Multiple Choice

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a

• A) dialect.
• B) language branch.
• C) language family.
• D) language group.
• E) language root.

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Definitions:

Excludable

A characteristic of a good whereby it is possible to prevent people from enjoying the good unless they have paid for it.

Club Goods

Goods that are excludable but non-rivalrous, where one person's use of the good does not reduce the availability to others but access can be restricted.

Public Goods

Products that cannot be withheld from anyone and whose consumption by one individual doesn't reduce availability for others.

Wild Salmon

A type of salmon that is born and spends its life in natural bodies of water, as opposed to being raised in captivity or fish farms.