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Read the following excerpt regarding linguistic evolution:

Linguists have long debated the mechanisms driving the sudden emergence of creole languages from rudimentary pidgins. A pidgin is a simplified makeshift jargon used for basic communication between groups sharing no common language, typically lacking consistent grammar. According to the innateness hypothesis, when children are exposed only to a structurally impoverished pidgin during their critical period of language acquisition, their innate cognitive linguistic faculties automatically supply the missing grammatical rules, rapidly transforming the pidgin into a fully complex creole. To illustrate this phenomenon, proponents point to the linguistic landscape of late nineteenth-century Hawaiian sugar plantations. There, immigrant laborers from diverse linguistic backgrounds communicated in a rudimentary pidgin. However, within a single generation, the children of these laborers spontaneously developed Hawaiian Creole English—a language possessing a robust grammatical structure, including consistent tense markers and complex clause subordination, which were entirely absent from their parents' pidgin. This rapid structural expansion, occurring without formal instruction or a target language to mimic, suggests that the grammatical architecture must have originated from the children's own innate cognitive frameworks rather than from external environmental input.

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the author's primary purpose for discussing the linguistic landscape of late nineteenth-century Hawaiian sugar plantations?

  1. To offer a concrete historical instance that substantiates a theoretical hypothesis about human language acquisition.Cevap
  2. B
    To chronicle the gradual chronological stages by which a structurally impoverished jargon evolves into a fully realized target language.
  3. C
    To contrast the complex grammar of a newly emerged creole with the sophisticated syntax of the immigrant laborers' original native languages.
  4. D
    To prove that external environmental input is entirely irrelevant to the cognitive processes underlying linguistic communication.
  5. E
    To highlight the unique sociolinguistic conditions that made nineteenth-century Hawaii the sole environment capable of producing a robust creole.

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The correct answer is the option stating that the author's purpose is to offer a concrete historical instance that substantiates a theoretical hypothesis about human language acquisition.
The correct answer accurately reflects the rhetorical structure of the passage. The author first introduces an abstract theory—the innateness hypothesis—and then immediately uses the transition phrase 'To illustrate this phenomenon' before detailing the events on the Hawaiian sugar plantations. This proves that the specific historical scenario is being utilized as concrete evidence to support the broader theoretical model.

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1
Analyze the question stem to determine what is being asked.
The question asks for the rhetorical function or purpose of a specific contextual example (the late nineteenth-century Hawaiian sugar plantations).
Identifying the core task dictates that the focus should be on how the specific example structurally relates to the surrounding text.
2
Locate the specific example in the passage and examine the preceding context.
The text preceding the example outlines the 'innateness hypothesis.' The transition into the example explicitly states, 'To illustrate this phenomenon, proponents point to...'
Authors use transition phrases to directly signal the logical relationship between a claim and its subsequent evidence.
3
Synthesize the logical relationship.
The Hawaiian plantation scenario is provided as a real-world, historical case study meant to demonstrate and support the theoretical innateness hypothesis.
Connecting the abstract theory to the concrete example reveals the author's underlying rhetorical strategy.
4
Evaluate the answer choices against this synthesized relationship.
Only the correct option accurately captures that the example serves as a historical instance used to substantiate the previously introduced theoretical hypothesis.
Eliminating choices that misrepresent the timeline, overstate the conclusion, or misidentify the comparatives ensures the selection of the most accurate description of the text's structure.

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Identifying the rhetorical function of specific details and contextual examples within a larger argument.
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