Linguistic anthropologists use __________________ to reveal the culturally important features by which speakers of a language distinguish different words in a semantic domain.
A)ethnosemantics
B)taxonomy
C)componential analysis
D)ethnography

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Componential analysis is a method used by linguistic anthropologists to understand the culturally significant features that speakers of a language use to differentiate words within a semantic domain. This method involves breaking down words into their constituent components to analyze differences and similarities in meaning.

Linguistic Anthropologists Use __________________ to Reveal the Culturally Important Features