单项选择题

A.prescriptiveB.analyticC.descriptiveD.linguisticⅢ. The……

Ⅲ. There are four choices following each statement. Mark the choice that can best complete the statement: If a linguistic study describes and analyzes the language people actually use, it is said to be （）

A.prescriptive
B.analytic
C.descriptive
D.linguistic

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