|Question 26Verbal

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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.
- "Ba-dumm" is a German onomatopoeia that represents the sound of a heartbeat.
- "Doki doki" is a Japanese 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?
Differences in how languages are structured can cause variations in the words used in different languages to represent the same sound.
A
The Japanese word "doki doki" both imitates and represents the sound of a heartbeat.
B
The languages of German and Japanese use different words to represent the sound of a heartbeat.
C
The term "onomatopoeia," which refers to words that imitate the sound they represent, combines the Greek words for "name" and "to make."
D