A Key Feature of Language That Helps Explain Anthropologists' Continued

question 36

Multiple Choice

A key feature of language that helps explain anthropologists' continued interest in studying it is that it

• A) enables us to compare human and nonhuman primate linguistic grammars.
• B) tells us a lot about the present, although nothing about the past.
• C) is always changing.
• D) helps them distinguish between the more and less evolved human races.
• E) rarely changes, so it provides a good window into linguistic uses of the past.

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Definitions:

Biological Family

individuals who are genetically related to one another, such as parents, siblings, and extended family.

Americans

People originating from or holding citizenship in the United States.

Remarry

The act of entering into a marriage after one or more previous marriages have ended in divorce or death of a spouse.

Ethnic Groups

communities or populations sharing common cultural traits, ancestral heritage, language, and often religion, distinct from other groups.