Oftener than not, use of language establishes membership and social-cum-educational rank as clearly as any parchment.
( ( Oftener ( than not ) ) ( , ( ( use ( of language ) ) ( ( establishes ( ( ( ( ( ( membership and ) ( social-cum-educational rank ) ) as ) clearly ) as ) ( any parchment ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VB Oftener) (ADVP (IN than) (RB not)))) (, ,) (NP (NP (NN use)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN language)))) (VP (VBZ establishes) (NP (NP (NP (NN membership)) (CC and) (NP (JJ social-cum-educational) (NN rank))) (RB as) (RB clearly) (IN as) (NP (DT any) (NN parchment)))) (. .)))
The way in which language is used determines social ranking.
( ( ( The way ) ( ( in which ) ( language ( is used ) ) ) ) ( ( determines ( social ranking ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN way)) (SBAR (WHPP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT which))) (S (NP (NN language)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN used)))))) (VP (VBZ determines) (NP (JJ social) (NN ranking))) (. .)))