Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)Today, all of Africa's 2,000 languages have a written form.
• B)No language spoken south of the Sahara was written down before 1800.
• C)Languages north of the Sahara were not written down until the spread of Islam.
• D)Local languages predominate in Islamic regions.
• E)Nubian accounts for the base of most languages spoken in Africa.

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Definitions:

Momentary Effects

Momentary effects are short-term impacts that last for a brief period before dissipating.

Language And Thought

The relationship and interaction between linguistic ability and cognitive processes, focusing on how language influences, and is influenced by, the way people think.

Independent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment, which is expected to change under different conditions brought about by the independent variable.