Variations in Language Rules Shared by Large Groups of People

question 34

Multiple Choice

Variations in language rules shared by large groups of people are known as

• A) ingroups.
• B) dialects.
• C) "we" language.
• D) connotative meanings.

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Definitions:

Economic Cost

A payment that must be made to obtain and retain the services of a resource; the income a firm must provide to a resource supplier to attract the resource away from an alternative use; equal to the quantity of other products that cannot be produced when resources are instead used to make a particular product.

Contractual Obligation

A legal requirement that a party must adhere to as stipulated in a contract, enforceable by law.

Money Expenditures

The total amount of money spent by individuals, firms, or governments on goods and services within a specific period.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that arise from using resources that could have been employed in an alternative use, not directly paid in a financial form.