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300 words minimum, ONLY use attached documents for reference. Kilpatrick (1999)

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300 words minimum, ONLY use attached documents for reference.
Kilpatrick (1999)* disputes the claim that all languages and language varieties are potentially equal. To make this point, he writes that “to assert that all languages and all dialects ‘have the same expressive potential’ is to assert that the ukulele ranks with the cello”.
Expressive potential refers to the capacity of language to change over time; Kilpatrick is claiming that some languages are intrinsically unable to express certain concepts, while others can (like how a ukulele cannot play a bass note, because it is structurally unable to do so).
From what you have learned about the nature of language in Module 01, is this a valid comparison? Why or why not? In what ways do human languages differ from instruments? Support your reasoning with at least 2 quotes from lectures or readings from Module 01. Your response should focus on language, not instruments.
*Note: You aren’t responsible for having read Kilpatrick (1999), and indeed you do not need to do so in order to respond to this prompt. I’m simply citing it here because it’s mentioned in Lippi-Green’s book.

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