In Dell Hymes's Ethnography of Communication, a Speech Community Is

question 52

Multiple Choice

In Dell Hymes's ethnography of communication, a speech community is ______.

• A) a group of people who share common a language
• B) the occasion when people talk
• C) specific speech activities
• D) the styles of speech used in specific situations

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