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Despite speaking the same language, regional dialects can reinforce cultural differences and influence migration.
Despite speaking the same language, regional dialects can reinforce cultural differences and influence migration.
The development of pidgin languages creates tension between dialect groups that can lead to political competition.
The development of pidgin languages creates tension between dialect groups that can lead to political competition.
Stark cultural differences between dialect groups often lead to violent clashes as one group seeks independence.
Stark cultural differences between dialect groups often lead to violent clashes as one group seeks independence.
The adoption of an official language can create tensions between people who speak different dialects, leading to conflict.
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The option that best analyzes how language can be a divisive force in states where most people speak the same language is:
The adoption of an official language can create tensions between people who speak different dialects, leading to conflict.
This option highlights how the imposition of an official language can marginalize certain dialects or regional variations, potentially creating divisions and conflicts among speakers of different dialects within the same linguistic framework.
