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Assertion (A) : The dialects of English that have resulted from the regional separation of English-speaking communities have not acquired the status of languages.

Reason (R) : The Germanic dialects that are now Dutch, English, German, Swedish etc., have become distinct owing to geographical dispersion.

1. Both(A)and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A)and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true, but (R)is false
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Assertion: This statement is asserting that the various regional dialects of English (such as American English, British English, Australian English, etc.) are still considered dialects of one language (English) rather than separate languages.

Reason: (R) is true because the Germanic dialects like Dutch, English, German, Swedish etc., did indeed evolve into distinct languages due to geographical dispersion.
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