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America has historically been known as a "melting pot" of peoples. The present composition of the American population only confirms the continuing existence of blending cultures in the United States. The presence of multiple dialects, bilingualism, and bilingual education in the classroom provides challenges for educators to be able to differentiate between language differences (dialects) and actual language deficits.

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Question 21.
Standard American English is


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Question 22.
When one is using the vernacular, one is


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Question 23.
Dialects can be influenced by a variety of things. Among them are:


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Question 24.
Specific characteristics of African American English both reduce grammatical redundancy compared to Standard American English and add redundancy compared to Standard English.

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Question 25.
A dialect is most common with people who live in the rural southern United States.

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