Nhận biết (M1)

In Koasati, an Indigenous language from what is now the southeastern United States, misip-lin is the singular form of "to wink," whereas mis-lin is the plural form of "to wink"; similarly, lataf-kan is the singular form of "to kick something," whereas the plural form is lat-kan. These are instances of subtractive morphology, in which a base word is truncated—removing the ip and af, in these cases—to form a new, related word. This kind of subtractive morphology is pervasive in Koasati.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

• A.

  It describes the relationship between Koasati and several other languages, raises a question about the nature of that relationship, and then answers that question.

• B.

  It identifies the most frequently occurring words in Koasati, explains why it is difficult to translate those words into English, then provides examples of examples of languages other than English into which those words can be translated.

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  It presents some specific words in Koasati, describes the general linguistic phenomenon exemplified by those words, then states that this phenomenon occurs frequently in Koasati.

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  It explains the phenomenon of subtractive morphology, discusses why subtractive morphology has been controversial among scholars, then argues that an analysis of Koasati could...