Overhearing talk on trains, in the supermarket etc. suggests to me that language is overwhelmingly used in gossip, particularly to bond two people together by confirming their joint opinion (usually negative) of someone else not present, either known personally or a public figure. It is not about transferring information or giving orders or warnings or the other things that some hypotheses of the evolution of language suggest that it should be about. Of course, language might have been co-opted for uses other than its original one (we did not evolve opposable thumbs to play Nintendo). But are there systematic studies of what people actually use language for outside the lab.?
Answer: The correct answer is b
Explanation:
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The signal word that provides an antonym context clue is the following:
Despite
<h3>Why is "despite" the correct signal word?</h3>
In this exercise, you have to select the signal word that provides an antonym context clue.
From the list of words given, the correct one is "despite". For example, you can see how <em>despite</em><em> </em>is used in the following sentence:
"Despite all my work, I still failed the exam."
When you use the other words, "idolized", "rapidly", "recent", you do not expect anything negative or an antonym clue next.
<h3>What are signal words and how do you use them?</h3>
Signal words are words or phrases that can give you the idea that something is expected to come next.
Signal words are related to traffic signals because traffic signals show you what is expected to happen next in traffic.
Check more information about signal words here brainly.com/question/4300049
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This is an example of a persuasive statement.
