Read the excerpt from "civil peace” by chinua achebe. "my frien, why you no de talk again. i de ask you say you wan make we call soja? " which is the best translation of the dialect in the excerpt? a “my friend, why are you not speaking up? i wanted to know if you would call the soldier for us.” b “my friend, can you repeat what you said? i asked you if you wanted me to call the soldier? ” c “my friend, why are you not talking? i asked you if you wanted us to call the soldier.” d “my friend, why are you not talking? i wanted to know if you would call the soldier for us.”

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

explanation:

the sentence does not violate the phrase structure second rule (introduced by noam chomsky) because noun phrases consist of a determiner such as a, the or every, and a noun. in the sentence, the noun phrase the cake includes a determiner (the) and a noun (cake).

on the other hand, the first rule indicates that a sentence encloses a noun phrase, followed by a verb phrase. the example sentence can be analysed as follows:

john (n) + ate (v) + the (det) + cake (n).