Suppose That You Hear About a Research Project in Linguistics

question 84

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you hear about a research project in linguistics that is exploring the topic called discourse. Which of the following would be the most likely topic for this research?

• A) "How do students pronounce individual letters within a word?"
• B) "Can students recognize the grammatical category of words?"
• C) "Are students aware of the past tense of verbs?"
• D) "What are students' ideas about how a story should end?"

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Definitions:

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A strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.