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Unit 6 · Language and Linguistics English · 2020 cycle (Shift 1)

Match List I with List II:

List I: LinguistList II: Concept
A. Paul GriceI. Language death
B. Edward SapirII. The linguistic sign
C. Ferdinand de SaussureIII. Linguistic relativity
D. Nancy DorianIV. The cooperative principle

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Correct answer: B. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Explanation

Grice's maxims ('Logic and Conversation', 1975); the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis; Saussure's signifier/signified; Dorian's Language Death (1981), on East Sutherland Gaelic.

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