The Varieties of a Language That Are Used in Specific

question 18

Multiple Choice

The varieties of a language that are used in specific situations are known as:

• A) speech registers
• B) prosodic features
• C) secondary baby talk
• D) ethnolinguistic vitality
• E) none of the above

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