What Is Causing the Loss of Several Thousand Languages Around

question 119

Multiple Choice

What is causing the loss of several thousand languages around the world?

• A) consumerism
• B) rationalization
• C) globalization
• D) multilingualism

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

Quantifying the demand shift for an item in response to its price adjustments.

Responsiveness

The ability or tendency of an entity or system to react to changes, stimuli, or feedback from the environment.

Complements

Products that are usually consumed jointly (for example, bread and butter, hot dogs and hot dog buns). A decrease in the price of one will cause an increase in demand for the other.

Consumption

The use of goods and services by households or individuals, typically relating to how these actions affect economic demand.