AMERICAN LITERATURE
ELIZABETHAN ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A language come into existence when____
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there is brutal necessity
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there are speakers of the language
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ancient elements force to become a language
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a new language id discovered
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to Baldwin, “people evolve a language in order to describe and thus control their circumstances.” Baldwin’s observation is that, since each individual has distinct circumstances, he/she speaks a language that is subtly different from that of other people.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of his main points was that language is a political instrument, he says “It reveals the private identity, and connects one with, or divorces one from, the larger, public, or communal identity”(Baldwin). This conveys how language defines who one is based on the larger public or communal identity.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genealogical. Typological. Areal.
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