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What is the main focus of ethnolinguistics?

AThe brain’s role in decoding language

BThe relationship between language and social class

CThe connection between language and cultural behavior

DThe history of English dialects

Answer:

C. The connection between language and cultural behavior

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Ethnolinguistics is concerned with how culture and language interact, especially how linguistic practices reflect and shape cultural norms and beliefs. It's part of anthropological linguistics.


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