Multiple Choice
What did anthropologist Laura Bohannan discover in her attempt to translate a classic text from English literature into Tiv?
A) There is an underlying universal grammar that all humans share.
B) It is straightforward to translate stories across different languages once you are fluent.
C) An accurate translation of Shakespeare is best accomplished through sign language.
D) The meaning of the story became lost, as the original meanings of the English words could not be easily translated.
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