Languages Around the World

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What is language primarily composed of?

  • Vocabulary and syntax
  • Grammar and vocabulary (correct)
  • Vocabulary and pronunciation
  • Grammar and punctuation

What enables human language to refer to objects, events, and ideas not immediately present?

  • Syntax
  • Phonetics
  • Semantics
  • Displacement (correct)

How do the majority of human languages enable the preservation of sounds or signs?

  • Through gestures
  • Through writing systems (correct)
  • Through memorization
  • Through oral tradition

How is human language acquired?

<p>Through learning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated range of human languages in the world?

<p>Between 5,000 and 7,000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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