Which of the following best describes the relationship between a linguist and language?
linguists learn all the nuances of a particular language and teach it to others.
linguists study language as a system.
linguists study grammar and morphology to teach it to others.
linguists are essentially grammarians who are interested in syntax.
animal sounds and signals are considered language because: select all that apply.
they are completely arbitrary
they are not considered language
they are governed by rules for usage
they are uniform and conventional
they are used to communicate

Read the excerpt from "home front diary." jimmy simmons stopped by today to tell me that he had enlisted in the army. he asked me if i would write to him, and i said i would. i told him that i've been writing to my uncle arthur and susan's cousin john for about a year, and as an experienced correspondent i had some advice about all the censorship. "don't write down any information about your location or the number of soldiers in your unit because the censors will cut all of that away," i said. "in my experience, loose lips not only sink ships, they make letters look like snowflake decorations! ” well, he belly laughed over that one. how is the author's perspective different from jimmy's? the author has been to war and she can give jimmy advice. jimmy has become a soldier and does not believe the author’s advice. the author has experience writing to soldiers but jimmy does not. jimmy has more experience at letter writing than the author.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.

What the literal meaning in the charge of the light brigade poem?