Which Linguist Has Argued That All Human Languages Have a Common

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which linguist has argued that all human languages have a common structural basis and that all humans have similar linguistic abilities?

• A)Edward Sapir
• B)Benjamin Lee Whorf
• C)William Labov
• D)Noam Chomsky
• E)Deborah Tannen

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