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Whose usage is preserved as the standard language in a stratified society?

AVillage labourers
BWandering traders
CYoung apprentices
DRuling authorities
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Correct answer: D. Ruling authorities
1. Standard language arises when a society establishes a hierarchy. 2. The usage of the authorities (state, military, church) is preserved as the standard. 3. Labourers, traders and pupils do not set the standard. _Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic prescription, Origins_
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