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Shalnov [3]
3 years ago
8

The word, which I interpret the Flying or Floating Island, is in the original Laputa, whereof I could never learn the true etymo

logy. Lap, in the old obsolete language, signifies high; and untuh, a governor; from which they say, by corruption, was derived Laputa from Lapuntah. Which word or words from the passage above illustrates original diction? I. “Floating Island” II. corruption III. “Lapuntah” III only I and II I, II, and III II and III
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2 answers:
kotykmax [81]3 years ago
6 0
The answer is "III only"
romanna [79]3 years ago
5 0
Original diction refers to words or phrases that do not necessarily exist in real languages, but are rather created by a particular author for a particular piece of literature. Having this in mind, the correct answer here is III "Lapuntah," given that it is a word that Swift made up for his "Gulliver's Travels."
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