Sociolinguists Have Found That Societies Who Maintain Social Inequalities and Hierarchies

question 52

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Sociolinguists have found that societies who maintain social inequalities and hierarchies often have different forms of the same language used for addressing higher or lower status individuals, kin versus non-kin, and males versus females.

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Definitions:

Capital Lease

A lease agreement that is considered a purchase of an asset for accounting purposes, because it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

Bargain Purchase Price

A price for an asset that is significantly below its fair market value.

CRA

Credit Risk Analysis, assessing the risk of default on a loan by evaluating the potential borrower's creditworthiness, or it could stand for Canada Revenue Agency, the federal agency responsible for tax laws for the Canadian government.

Operating Lease

A lease agreement allowing the use of an asset without ownership, typically with shorter terms than capital leases.