Evidence That Language Is a Social Process That Must Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

Evidence that language is a social process that must be learned comes from the fact that when deaf children find themselves in an environment where there are no people who speak or use sign language, they

• A) lose the ability to communicate in any way.
• B) invent a sign language themselves.
• C) start speaking out loud even though they cannot hear themselves.
• D) demonstrate compensatory regeneration of lost auditory neural pathways.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The reduction in the cost per unit that companies experience as a result of their large scale of operations, usually seeing these expenses decrease as the scale grows.

Diseconomies of Scale

An economic concept where, beyond a certain point, an increase in the scale of production leads to a rise in average costs per unit due to inefficiencies.

Long Run

A term in economics referring to a period wherein all inputs can be adjusted, including those that are typically fixed in the short run.

Variable Costs

Charges that adjust directly in response to the quantity of production or output.