Historical Linguists Study Linguistic Performance by Categorizing Speakers as Inadequate

question 18

True/False

Historical linguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

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Definitions:

Inclusive Unionism

The policy, pursued by industrial unions, in which a union attempts to include every worker in a given industry so as to be able to restrict the entire industry’s labor supply and thereby raise wages. Compare with exclusive unionism.

Industrial Unions

Labor unions that organize workers across a wide range of occupations within a single industry.

Monopsonist

A monopsonist is a market condition where there is only one buyer facing many sellers, allowing the buyer to exert significant control over prices.

Monopsonistic Employer

An employer who has significant control over the labor market and is the only or dominant buyer of labor, allowing them to influence wages and employment conditions.