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ReadingAmongthemoreinterestingelementsofetymologyistheattempttoderivethemeaningofseeminglynonsensicalexpressions.Take,forinstance,theincreasinglyarchaicruralphrase“tobuyapiginapoke.”Forcenturies,theexpressionhasbeenusedtosignifythepurchaseofanitemwithoutfullknowledgeofitscondition.ItrelatestothecommonRenaissancepracticeofsecuringsucklingpigsfortransporttomarketinapoke,ordrawstringbag.Unscrupuloussellerswouldsometimesattempttodupepurchasersbyreplacingthesucklingpigwithacat,consideredworthlessatmarket.Anuningornaivebuyermightfailtoconfirmthebag’scontents;amoreurbanebuyer,though,wouldbesuretocheckand—shouldthesellerbedishonest—“letthecatoutofthebag.”Whichofthefollowingphrasesfromthepassagewouldhelpthereaderinferthemeaningofthewordurbaneasusedincontext?“increasinglyarchaicrural“Withoutfull“uningornaiveSelectthesentenceinwhichtheauthorprovidesadefinitionforanantiquatedtermthatmaybeunfamiliartothereader.MeltzoffandMoorereportedexperimentsshowingthathumannewbornspossesstheabilitytoimitatecertainfacialexpressions,suchasaprotrudingtongueoranmouth.YetnumerousresearcherschallengeMeltzoff’sinterpretationthatsuchneonatalimitationistheoriginoflaterimitation,whichappearsatapproximayeighttotwelvemonthsofage.Theseresearcherspointoutthattheneonatalimitativeresponsedisappearsorislessenedatapproximaytwomonths.Moreover,sinceinfollow-upstudiesonlyonetypeofimitativeresponsetowardafacialexpression(thatis,tongueprotrusion)wasobserved,someresearchersassertthatneonatalimitationisnotimitationatallbutmaysimplybeaformofexploratorybehaviorinresponsetointerestingstimuli.Accordingtothepassage,thosewhochallenge“Meltzoff’sinterpretation”dosoonthebasisthatitimpliesinaccuratelackstestableassumesadiscreditedleavesanunexplainedinvolvescircularThepassageimplieswhichofthefollowingabouttheexperimentalresultsreportedbyMeltzoffandMoore?Theywere,atbest,onlypartiallyborneoutbysubsequentTheycastdoubtonthevalidityofaparticularclaimaboutTheyformedthebasisforrevisedinterpretationofotherbehaviorsofTheyderivedfromamethodologythatturnedouttoTheychallengedthedistinctionbetweenimitativeandnonimitativebehaviorinInyzingthepoetryofMonaFeather,weareconfrontedwiththreedifferentyardsticksbywhichtomeasureherwork.Wecouldconsiderherpoemsastheproductofatwentieth-centuryartistinthetraditionofJamesJoyce,T.S.Eliot,andWallaceStevens.However,todosowouldbetoignoreafacetthatinformseverywordshewritesandthatstemsfromheridentityasawoman.Yet,tocharacterizehersolelyasawomanpoetistodenyherculturalheritage,forMonaFeatherisalsothemodernpoetofstaturewhoisalsoanAmericann.StanleyWilsonhasarguedcompellinglythatthehugepopularityFeatherenjoysamongthenreservationschoolpopulationoftheUnitedStatesiscreatingawholenewgenerationofpoetryenthusiastsinanagewhenthereadingofpoetryisonthewane.Whilethisisundoubtedlytrue,Mr.Wilson'spraisegivestheimpressionthatFeather'sreadershipislimitedtoherownculture-animpressionwhichhintsthatMr.Wilsonishimselfmeasuringherbyonlyonecriterion.RadicalfeministwritershavelongfoundinFeather'spoetryasenseofself-pridewhichstrikesachordwiththeirownmorepoliticalphilosophies.Herimagery,whichalwaysmadeuseoftheearlyNativeAmericantraditionsinwhichthewomanhadanimportantrole,wasseenastheawakenedsensibilityofakindredspirit.Yetforallthe“feminist”touchesinherwriting,itwouldbeadisservicetoconsignFeathertotheranksofpoliticizedwriters,forhermessageisdeeperthanthat.Thedespairthatcharacterizedtwentieth-centurymodernpoetsistobefoundinMonaFeather'sworkaswell;shewritesoftheAmericannsofthe1930sconfinedtoever-shrinkingreservationsandfindsinthatametaphorforallofmodernmankindtrappedonashrinkingearthoflimitedresources.TheprimarypurposeofthepassageisdescribetheworkofMonacompareFeatherwithJoyce,Eliot,andshowFeather'srootsinherNativeAmericanarguethatMonaFeather'sworkcanbelookedatinseveraldifferentdiscussthewomen'smovementinThepassageimpliesthattheauthorbelievesStanleyWilson'sviewofFeatheracompellingandcompleteassessmentofherfocusedtoomuchonherstatusasaNativeAmericanmeanttodisguisehisopinionofFeatherasapoetlackingincriticalofNativeAmericanchildren'sliterarybasedonallmajorthemesandimagesinherTheauthormentionsJamesJoyce,T.S.Eliot,andWallaceStevensinordercomparethepoliticalmessagesinFeather'sworktothoseintheworkofotherhighlighttheradicaldifferences