Question

the yupno people of the remote finisterre range of papua new guinea do not measure age and have no artificial means (e.g., clocks) of tracking time, but this does not imply that the yupno are ______ time. as rafael núñez and colleagues have recently shown, the yupno language contains many temporal expressions, such as kalip bishop, which translates to \past times.\ which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? a. preoccupied with b. dependent on c. meticulous about d. inattentive to

Explanation:

The Yupno people have no artificial means of tracking time, but the Yupno language has temporal expressions like "kalip bishop" (past times). This shows they are concerned with time - related concepts. "Preoccupied with" means being deeply concerned or involved with something, which fits the context of their language having time - related terms despite no artificial time - tracking. "Dependent on" would imply they rely on something (not the case here as they don't have artificial time - tracking). "Meticulous about" is more about being very careful in doing something (not relevant to having language expressions for time). "Inattentive to" is the opposite of what the text implies (since they have language for time).

Answer:

A. preoccupied with