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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis
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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Onomatopoeias are words that imitate the sounds they represent.
  • Onomatopoeias used to represent the same sound often vary from language to language.
  • This variation is due in part to differences in how languages are structured.
  • “Dugeun dugeun” is a Korean onomatopoeia that represents the sound of a heartbeat.
  • “Tuk-tuk” is a Russian onomatopoeia that represents the sound of a heartbeat.
  • The term “onomatopoeia” combines the Greek words for “name” (onoma) and “to make” (poiein).
The student wants to provide a specific example of onomatopoeia. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
The term “onomatopoeia,” which refers to words that imitate the sound they represent, combines the Greek words for “name” and “to make.”
B
The Russian word “tuk-tuk” both imitates and represents the sound of a heartbeat.
C
Differences in how languages are structured can cause variations in the words used in different languages to represent the same sound.
D
The languages of Korean and Russian use different words to represent the sound of a heartbeat.