When Someone from the North Says She Is Going "Tanning

question 72

Multiple Choice

When someone from the North says she is going "tanning," and someone from the South describes the same activity by saying he is going to "lay out," what characteristic of language is being illustrated?

• A) naming
• B) denotation
• C) dialect
• D) connotation
• E) linguistic relativity

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Definitions:

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