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by f2001290 » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:24 am
Efficiency and redundancy are contradictory characteristics of linguistic systems: however, they can be used together to achieve usefulness and reliability in communication. If a spoken language is completely efficient, then every possible permutation of its basic language sounds can be an understandable word. However, if the human auditory system is an imperfect receptor of sounds, then it is not true that every possible permutation of a spoken language’s basic language sounds can be an understandable word.

If all of the statements above are true, which one of the following must also be true?
(A) Efficiency causes a spoken language to be useful and redundancy causes it to be reliable.
(B) Neither efficiency nor redundancy can be completely achieved in spoken language.
(C) If a spoken language were completely redundant, then it could not be useful.
(D) If the human auditory system were a perfect receptor of sounds, then every permutation of language sounds would be an understandable word.
(E) If the human auditory system is an imperfect receptor of sounds, then a spoken language cannot be completely efficient.

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by arocks » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:49 am
IMO - E

If the human auditory system is an imperfect receptor of sounds, then a spoken language cannot be completely efficient.

What's the OA?
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by jan08 » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:46 pm
IMO - E
here is why:
premise 1: "If a spoken language is completely efficient, then every possible permutation of its basic language sounds can be an understandable word"..This is a condition for a spoken language to be efficient.
premise 2: "If the human auditory system is an imperfect receptor of sounds, then it is not true that every possible permutation of a spoken language’s basic language sounds can be an understandable word"..This is a condition for imperfect human auditory system.

Now E says that premise 2 is true...which means human auditory system is imperfect...as a result the opp of premise 1 will hold true (spoken language not efficient).

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by khanshainur » Tue May 10, 2016 3:45 am
i think it's E
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