Question 1

Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and the cultural setting in which it is used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are:

Accepted Answer

A) not there. 
B) visibly there. 
C) in the process of being moved. 
D) both symbolic and realistic. 
E) arbitrary and changing. 
A) not there. 
B) visibly there. 
C) in the process of being moved. 
D) both symbolic and realistic. 
E) arbitrary and changing.

Question 3

As a way of revitalizing Arapaho,Professor Greymorning did all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) developed an Arapaho-only university. 
B) translated a new dictionary of Arapaho. 
C) translated the Disney film Bambi into Arapaho. 
D) developed a new methodology of language acquisition. 
E) modeled teaching Arapaho through new methodology. 
A) developed an Arapaho-only university. 
B) translated a new dictionary of Arapaho. 
C) translated the Disney film Bambi into Arapaho. 
D) developed a new methodology of language acquisition. 
E) modeled teaching Arapaho through new methodology.

Question 4

Descriptive linguistics of the analysis of a language and its component parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A language in which the sound pitch of a spoken word is an essential part of its pronunciation and meaning is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) paralinguistic language. 
B) tonal language. 
C) linguistic subfamily. 
D) dialect. 
E) displacement. 
A) paralinguistic language. 
B) tonal language. 
C) linguistic subfamily. 
D) dialect. 
E) displacement.

Question 6

Approximately how many languages are spoken today?

Accepted Answer

A) 12,000 
B) 10,000 
C) 6,000 
D) 3,000 
E) 1,750 
A) 12,000 
B) 10,000 
C) 6,000 
D) 3,000 
E) 1,750

Question 7

Professor Greymorning worked on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming to help revitalize which Native American language?

Accepted Answer

A) Nez Perce 
B) Blackfoot 
C) Arapaho 
D) Zuni 
E) Assiniboine 
A) Nez Perce 
B) Blackfoot 
C) Arapaho 
D) Zuni 
E) Assiniboine

Question 8

What are the long-term goals of the Chantek Project?

Accepted Answer

A) To free all primates from zoos and labs and return them to the wild 
B) For Chantek and other enculturated apes to live in culture-based preserves instead of zoos or research centers 
C) To teach all primates how to use American Sign Language 
D) To begin teaching primates how to write 
E) To work with Chantek so that they can collect and write down original gorilla language 
A) To free all primates from zoos and labs and return them to the wild 
B) For Chantek and other enculturated apes to live in culture-based preserves instead of zoos or research centers 
C) To teach all primates how to use American Sign Language 
D) To begin teaching primates how to write 
E) To work with Chantek so that they can collect and write down original gorilla language

Question 9

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Passive bilingualism is when someone comprehends more than one language but is only able to express him/herself in one of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Linguistic nationalism refers to the establishment of a nation where everyone speaks only one language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

English is a tonal language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

is the cross-cultural study of humankind's perception and use of space.

Accepted Answer

A) Kinesics 
B) Phonetics 
C) Proxemics 
D) Syntax 
E) Ethnology 
A) Kinesics 
B) Phonetics 
C) Proxemics 
D) Syntax 
E) Ethnology

Question 14

Over the past 500 years,about half of the world's 12,000 languages have become extinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The number of mobile cellular users worldwide in early 2016 is nearly:

Accepted Answer

A) 1.5 billion. 
B) 2.4 billion. 
C) 5.7 billion. 
D) 700 million. 
E) 3.8 billion. 
A) 1.5 billion. 
B) 2.4 billion. 
C) 5.7 billion. 
D) 700 million. 
E) 3.8 billion.

Question 16

Humankind's repertoire of body language is enormous.We are capable of making more than facial expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) 1,500 
B) 10,000 
C) 7,000 
D) 4,000 
E) 3,500 
A) 1,500 
B) 10,000 
C) 7,000 
D) 4,000 
E) 3,500

Question 17

Which of the following is not a signal?

Accepted Answer

A) Coughs from cold 
B) Winking from pleasure 
C) Screams from fear 
D) Crying from sadness 
E) Sneezing from sickness 
A) Coughs from cold 
B) Winking from pleasure 
C) Screams from fear 
D) Crying from sadness 
E) Sneezing from sickness

Question 18

Native speakers of the Lakota language were amused when they saw the movie Dances with Wolves because the:

Accepted Answer

A) writers got it all wrong. 
B) language did not fit the people group. 
C) language was all male oriented. 
D) language was all female oriented. 
E) language was all spoken as if the actors were children. 
A) writers got it all wrong. 
B) language did not fit the people group. 
C) language was all male oriented. 
D) language was all female oriented. 
E) language was all spoken as if the actors were children.

Question 19

The roots of linguistics,the modern scientific study of language,go back a long way to the works of ancient grammarians in ,more than 2,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) South Asia 
B) Central Asia 
C) North Africa 
D) Australia 
E) Scandinavia 
A) South Asia 
B) Central Asia 
C) North Africa 
D) Australia 
E) Scandinavia

Question 20

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called:

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes. 
B) kinesics. 
C) vocalizations. 
D) substitution frames. 
E) syntax. 
A) phonemes. 
B) kinesics. 
C) vocalizations. 
D) substitution frames. 
E) syntax.

Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and the cultural setting in which it is used.

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are:

As a way of revitalizing Arapaho,Professor Greymorning did all of the following except:

Descriptive linguistics of the analysis of a language and its component parts.

A language in which the sound pitch of a spoken word is an essential part of its pronunciation and meaning is called a:

Approximately how many languages are spoken today?

Professor Greymorning worked on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming to help revitalize which Native American language?

What are the long-term goals of the Chantek Project?

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

Passive bilingualism is when someone comprehends more than one language but is only able to express him/herself in one of them.

Linguistic nationalism refers to the establishment of a nation where everyone speaks only one language.

English is a tonal language.

is the cross-cultural study of humankind's perception and use of space.

Over the past 500 years,about half of the world's 12,000 languages have become extinct.

The number of mobile cellular users worldwide in early 2016 is nearly:

Humankind's repertoire of body language is enormous.We are capable of making more than facial expressions.

Which of the following is not a signal?

Native speakers of the Lakota language were amused when they saw the movie Dances with Wolves because the:

The roots of linguistics,the modern scientific study of language,go back a long way to the works of ancient grammarians in ,more than 2,000 years ago.

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called:

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Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and the cultural setting in which it is used.

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are:

As a way of revitalizing Arapaho,Professor Greymorning did all of the following except:

Descriptive linguistics of the analysis of a language and its component parts.

A language in which the sound pitch of a spoken word is an essential part of its pronunciation and meaning is called a:

Approximately how many languages are spoken today?

Professor Greymorning worked on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming to help revitalize which Native American language?

What are the long-term goals of the Chantek Project?

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

Passive bilingualism is when someone comprehends more than one language but is only able to express him/herself in one of them.

Linguistic nationalism refers to the establishment of a nation where everyone speaks only one language.

English is a tonal language.

is the cross-cultural study of humankind's perception and use of space.

Over the past 500 years,about half of the world's 12,000 languages have become extinct.

The number of mobile cellular users worldwide in early 2016 is nearly:

Humankind's repertoire of body language is enormous.We are capable of making more than facial expressions.

Which of the following is not a signal?

Native speakers of the Lakota language were amused when they saw the movie Dances with Wolves because the:

The roots of linguistics,the modern scientific study of language,go back a long way to the works of ancient grammarians in ,more than 2,000 years ago.

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called:

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns-Of-Subsistence

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

Filters