ANT253H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: International Phonetic Alphabet, Voiced Dental Fricative, Benjamin Lee Whorf
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Consider the below passage and then answer questions 1 to 3. It will not select one period or another for its literary brilliance or for the renown of the people in question. It will pay attention to any tongue, whether obscure or famous, and likewise to any period, giving no preference, for example, to what is called a classical period", but according equal interest to so-called decadent or archaic periods. The author"s usage of the phrase literary brilliance in the first line is an example of connotation. The author of the above passage is describing what he views as the subject matter of linguistics. The author of this passage is benjamin lee whorf. Indicate whether each of the below statements is true or false by clearly circling your answer in ink: t, t, t, t, t, t. F: t f, t f, t f, t f, t f, t f, t f, t f.
