Neanderthals Are Best Described as

question 17

Multiple Choice

Neanderthals are best described as

• A)direct ancestors to modern humans.
• B)a localized form or subspecies of Homo sapiens that was well- adapted to living in caves and carrying clubs.
• C)a hominin that colonized Europe independently of Homo sapiens and that may or may not have interbred with modern humans.
• D)direct ancestors to modern Europeans,but not to other human populations.

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Definitions:

Metalinguistics

The ability to reflect upon and analyze language as an abstract system.

Phonemes

The smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language.

Language Acquisition

The process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive, produce, and use words to communicate.