Suppose That I Am a Professional Linguist with a Specialization

question 12

Multiple Choice

Suppose that I am a professional linguist with a specialization in African languages and I want to make the generalization that all African languages have an "S" sound.What would be the best way to go about looking for disconfirming instances?

• A)Listen to languages spoken in Nigeria, where there are more languages than anywhere else in Africa.
• B)Listen to six languages from north Africa and six languages from sub-Saharan Africa.
• C)Listen to obscure languages that I've never studied from different parts of Africa.
• D)Listen to the languages spoken in the four most populous countries of Africa.
• E)Listen to the most well-known and documented languages of Africa.

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