Attempts to Change Linguistic Habits Such as the Adoption of More

question 22

Multiple Choice

Attempts to change linguistic habits such as the adoption of more neutral terms like firefighter, police officer, and first-year student for gender-biased ones like fireman, policeman, and freshman are based on:

• A) the idea that language influences social perceptions and gender relations
• B) the fact that the deep structure of language, as proposed by Noam Chomsky, is like a fluid sea that can be molded easily to fit social reality
• C) false premises about the surface structure of language and the role of gender in society
• D) the theory of glottochronology of gender as proposed by Morris Swadesh

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Definitions:

Amygdala

Part of the limbic system; filters incoming information and interprets it in the context of emotional needs and survival.

Hippocampus

Part of the limbic system; important in forming and retrieving declarative memories.

Autonomic Division

A part of the nervous system that controls involuntary bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate, usually divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

Peripheral Nervous

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, which connects the central nervous system to limbs and organs.