An Analysis of Over 500 Contemporary Languages Has Demonstrated That

question 19

Multiple Choice

An analysis of over 500 contemporary languages has demonstrated that the number of speech sounds in a language decreases systematically ____.

• A)with the level of education of the population
• B)with the culture's distance from Africa along migration routes
• C)according to the cultural values embedded in the language
• D)with the level of assimilation into larger cultures

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Definitions:

Net Advantage

The quantitative benefit or gain derived from a particular decision or action, after considering all related costs and disadvantages.

Leasing

A financial arrangement where one party allows another to use an asset for a period of time in exchange for payment.

NPV

Net Present Value, a calculation used to determine the present value of an investment by the sum of its future cash flows minus the initial investment.

Leveraged Lease

A financial arrangement in which a lessor uses borrowed funds to purchase an asset and then leases the asset to a lessee, who pays lease payments that cover the lessor's financing cost and provide a return.