In The Dialogic Imagination, Bakhtin:

1. A. develops a theory of polyphony and many voices
2. B. holds that language is imaginary
3. C. holds that language evolves dynamically
4. D. argues that language is shaped by and shapes culture
5. E. develops a theory of imaginative language

1. AB, D, E only
2. BA, C, D only
3. CA, B, D only
4. DC, D, E only

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Correct answer: B. A, C, D only

Explanation

The four essays (1975; English 1981) treat the novel as dialogic and heteroglot, with language living and socially charged.