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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:
  • Cree is a synthetic language in the Algonquian language family.
  • In synthetic languages, nouns can take several different forms (or cases) depending on their function within a sentence.
  • Combining the suffix -ihk with the Cree noun sâkahikan (lake) forms the locative-case noun sâkahikanihk (in the lake).
  • Synthetic languages have extensive case systems.
  • In analytic languages, cases are not typically used to indicate noun function.
  • Noun function is instead indicated through word order and auxiliary words (such as prepositions and adjectives).
The student wants to explain why Cree is classified as a synthetic language. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
A
Cree is a synthetic language rather than an analytic language, where nouns rely on word order and auxiliary words to indicate their function.
B
In contrast to an analytic language, a synthetic language like Cree indicates a noun’s function within a sentence.
C
Cree has a robust case system in which nouns take different forms depending on their function, making it a synthetic language.
D
Cree is classified as a synthetic language, meaning that the Algonquian language utilizes nouns to fulfill various functions within a sentence.