Question 1

Children in the U.S. take English classes in school, but an interesting fact is

Accepted Answer

A)  these classes are rarely helpful. 
B)  they do not need to be taught 'grammar' to learn how to speak. 
C)  these classes are essential to the ability to communicate. 
D)  unless the person is a native speaker, they will not learn much from the classes. 
A)  these classes are rarely helpful. 
B)  they do not need to be taught 'grammar' to learn how to speak. 
C)  these classes are essential to the ability to communicate. 
D)  unless the person is a native speaker, they will not learn much from the classes.

Question 2

Compared to people in simpler societies, people in complex societies

Accepted Answer

A)  commonly have fewer terms for basic colors. 
B)  commonly can give a larger number of general, or life-form, terms for plants and animals. 
C)  commonly have the same number of general terms for plants, but more terms for specific plants. 
D)  usually have more names for specific plants, but the same number of general plant terms. 
A)  commonly have fewer terms for basic colors. 
B)  commonly can give a larger number of general, or life-form, terms for plants and animals. 
C)  commonly have the same number of general terms for plants, but more terms for specific plants. 
D)  usually have more names for specific plants, but the same number of general plant terms.

Question 3

A __________ is a sound to a linguist.

Accepted Answer

A)  phone 
B)  phoneme 
C)  morph 
D)  morpheme 
A)  phone 
B)  phoneme 
C)  morph 
D)  morpheme

Question 4

Languages can easily be lost for many reasons, but mostly because

Accepted Answer

A)  it's not written enough. 
B)  all lost languages were actually lost thousands of years ago. 
C)  they are not passed on to children. 
D)  the language is continued by only a small number of people. 
A)  it's not written enough. 
B)  all lost languages were actually lost thousands of years ago. 
C)  they are not passed on to children. 
D)  the language is continued by only a small number of people.

Question 5

Anthropologists are not sure when spoken language began, because

Accepted Answer

A)  written records contradict one another. 
B)  it has never been studied. 
C)  the evidence of exactly when is very slim. 
D)  cultural anthropologists are more interested in other aspects of human life. 
A)  written records contradict one another. 
B)  it has never been studied. 
C)  the evidence of exactly when is very slim. 
D)  cultural anthropologists are more interested in other aspects of human life.

Question 6

Children learn spoken language

Accepted Answer

A)  at a relatively later age in simpler societies. 
B)  at about the same age in all cultures. 
C)  at a surprisingly wide range of ages, but with no observable correlation with societal complexity. 
D)  at a relatively later age in more complex societies. 
A)  at a relatively later age in simpler societies. 
B)  at about the same age in all cultures. 
C)  at a surprisingly wide range of ages, but with no observable correlation with societal complexity. 
D)  at a relatively later age in more complex societies.

Children in the U.S. take English classes in school, but an interesting fact is

Compared to people in simpler societies, people in complex societies

A __________ is a sound to a linguist.

Languages can easily be lost for many reasons, but mostly because

Anthropologists are not sure when spoken language began, because

Children learn spoken language

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

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Exam 15: Communication and Language

Children in the U.S. take English classes in school, but an interesting fact is

Compared to people in simpler societies, people in complex societies

A __________ is a sound to a linguist.

Languages can easily be lost for many reasons, but mostly because

Anthropologists are not sure when spoken language began, because

Children learn spoken language

What Is Anthropology

History of Anthropological Theory

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Living Primates

Primate Evolution: From Early Primates to Hominoids

The First Hominids

The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo Sapiens

The Upper Paleolithic World

Origins of Food Production and Settled Life

Origins of Cities and States

Culture and Culture Change

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Culture and the Individual

Sex, Gender, and Culture

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Applied, Practicing, and Medical Anthropology

Global Problems

Filters