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1 .
Arbitrary, abstract symbols are seldom seen in our words.
True
False
2 .
The less important a topic is to a person or a culture, the more likely it is to be taboo.
True
False
3 .
Music, movies, television shows and personalities help create neologisms.
True
False
4 .
Rap musicians helped spread the use and understanding of Black English.
True
False
5 .
English has many varieties of standard usage.
True
False
6 .
Language presents a consistent ethical standard.
True
False
7 .
Writing follows the rules developed for speaking.
True
False
8 .
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis explains differences in languages by looking at differences in cultures.
True
False
9 .
Symbols allow us to discuss things that not real.
True
False
10 .
English letters represent sounds similar to Russian letters.
True
False
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