Question 1

Which of the following uses graphic signs to represent individual consonants and vowels?

Accepted Answer

A) alphabetic writing 
B) logosyllabic writing 
C) syllabic writing 
D) ideographic writing 
A) alphabetic writing 
B) logosyllabic writing 
C) syllabic writing 
D) ideographic writing A

Question 2

Languages that developed and evolved without writing systems, such as Bantu languages, do not have abstract nouns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

No writing system is a perfect representation of speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following refers to a graphic mark that represents a specific idea or meaning?

Accepted Answer

A) phonetic sign 
B) semantic sign 
C) pedantic sign 
D) reflexive sign 
A) phonetic sign 
B) semantic sign 
C) pedantic sign 
D) reflexive sign

Question 5

In a writing system, w hich of the following is a sign that help s to suggest related words that are pronounced differently?

Accepted Answer

A) phonetic indicator 
B) phonetic determinative 
C) semantic indicator 
D) semantic determinative 
A) phonetic indicator 
B) phonetic determinative 
C) semantic indicator 
D) semantic determinative

Question 6

When there are multiple dialects in a region, establishing a standardized writing system ends up legitimizing one of those dialects at the expense of the others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Attempts at standardizing spelling often get tangled up in attempts to standardize pronunciation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a writing system, w hich of the following is a sign that help s to s eparate different words that might be pronounced similarl y?

Accepted Answer

A) phonetic indicator 
B) phonetic determinative 
C) semantic indicator 
D) semantic determinative 
A) phonetic indicator 
B) phonetic determinative 
C) semantic indicator 
D) semantic determinative

Question 9

A unit of writing that is surrounded by white space on a page is called a

Accepted Answer

A) grapheme. 
B) phoneme. 
C) lexeme. 
D) morpheme. 
A) grapheme. 
B) phoneme. 
C) lexeme. 
D) morpheme.

Question 10

The expectations that people in power have about literacy and its consequences can affect other peoples' access to status and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Linguistic anthropologist Shirley Brice Heath, in her study of literacy events in a small city US southeast, discovered

Accepted Answer

A) no significant difference in reading and writing between the communities studied. 
B) clear evidence that most parents in some communities were functionally illiterate. 
C) different communities approach reading in very different ways. 
D) learning to read and write gave students a very different perspective on language. 
A) no significant difference in reading and writing between the communities studied. 
B) clear evidence that most parents in some communities were functionally illiterate. 
C) different communities approach reading in very different ways. 
D) learning to read and write gave students a very different perspective on language.

Question 12

Which of the following uses a single picture to represent two or more words that sound the same? For example, a picture of the sun represents both the English words son and sun .

Accepted Answer

A) L337 speak 
B) rebus writing 
C) logographic writing 
D) pictographic "writing" 
A) L337 speak 
B) rebus writing 
C) logographic writing 
D) pictographic "writing"

Question 13

Which statement is true of writing?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been shown to have no effect on perception of language. 
B) It has very little political value in the twenty-first century. 
C) It is a basic language skill that all seeing people will naturally learn. 
D) It is a secondary language skill that usually requires explicit teaching to learn. 
A) It has been shown to have no effect on perception of language. 
B) It has very little political value in the twenty-first century. 
C) It is a basic language skill that all seeing people will naturally learn. 
D) It is a secondary language skill that usually requires explicit teaching to learn.

Question 14

A written language in which each lexeme takes up exactly the same space as every other lexeme is

Accepted Answer

A) Arabic. 
B) English. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Russian. 
A) Arabic. 
B) English. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Russian.

Question 15

A language that is written from right to left is

Accepted Answer

A) Arabic. 
B) English. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Japanese. 
A) Arabic. 
B) English. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Japanese.

Question 16

Describe the fundamental flaw inherent in the creation of the "Cosmic Postcard" included on the Pioneer 10 space vessel. Identify the ideological factors that result in this flaw.

Accepted Answer

The fundamental flaw inherent in the cre

Question 17

According to the autonomous approach theorists, an oral way of thinking is characterized by which of the following kinds of thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) abstract 
B) skeptical and inquiring 
C) objectively distanced 
D) memory-based 
A) abstract 
B) skeptical and inquiring 
C) objectively distanced 
D) memory-based

Question 18

The process of getting words onto paper is called

Accepted Answer

A) entextualization. 
B) research on literacy inspired by Hymes ethnography of speaking. 
C) a Whorfian approach that focuses on the consequences of literacy. 
D) one branch of the autonomous approach to literacy. 
A) entextualization. 
B) research on literacy inspired by Hymes ethnography of speaking. 
C) a Whorfian approach that focuses on the consequences of literacy. 
D) one branch of the autonomous approach to literacy.

Question 19

Describe the difference between linear and multimodal reading and writing.  Give an example of each type.

Accepted Answer

Linear reading and writing refer to the

Question 20

The Mayan writing system was

Accepted Answer

A) logographic. 
B) syllabic. 
C) logosyllabic. 
D) a combination of logographic, syllabic, and logosyllabic strategies. 
A) logographic. 
B) syllabic. 
C) logosyllabic. 
D) a combination of logographic, syllabic, and logosyllabic strategies.

Which of the following uses graphic signs to represent individual consonants and vowels?

Languages that developed and evolved without writing systems, such as Bantu languages, do not have abstract nouns.

No writing system is a perfect representation of speech.

Which of the following refers to a graphic mark that represents a specific idea or meaning?

In a writing system, w hich of the following is a sign that help s to suggest related words that are pronounced differently?

When there are multiple dialects in a region, establishing a standardized writing system ends up legitimizing one of those dialects at the expense of the others.

Attempts at standardizing spelling often get tangled up in attempts to standardize pronunciation.

In a writing system, w hich of the following is a sign that help s to s eparate different words that might be pronounced similarl y?

A unit of writing that is surrounded by white space on a page is called a

The expectations that people in power have about literacy and its consequences can affect other peoples' access to status and power.

Linguistic anthropologist Shirley Brice Heath, in her study of literacy events in a small city US southeast, discovered

Which of the following uses a single picture to represent two or more words that sound the same? For example, a picture of the sun represents both the English words son and sun .

Which statement is true of writing?

A written language in which each lexeme takes up exactly the same space as every other lexeme is

A language that is written from right to left is

Describe the fundamental flaw inherent in the creation of the "Cosmic Postcard" included on the Pioneer 10 space vessel. Identify the ideological factors that result in this flaw.

According to the autonomous approach theorists, an oral way of thinking is characterized by which of the following kinds of thinking?

The process of getting words onto paper is called

Describe the difference between linear and multimodal reading and writing. Give an example of each type.

The Mayan writing system was

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Exam 7: Writing and Literacy

Which of the following uses graphic signs to represent individual consonants and vowels?

Languages that developed and evolved without writing systems, such as Bantu languages, do not have abstract nouns.

No writing system is a perfect representation of speech.

Which of the following refers to a graphic mark that represents a specific idea or meaning?

In a writing system, w hich of the following is a sign that help s to suggest related words that are pronounced differently?

When there are multiple dialects in a region, establishing a standardized writing system ends up legitimizing one of those dialects at the expense of the others.

Attempts at standardizing spelling often get tangled up in attempts to standardize pronunciation.

In a writing system, w hich of the following is a sign that help s to s eparate different words that might be pronounced similarl y?

A unit of writing that is surrounded by white space on a page is called a

The expectations that people in power have about literacy and its consequences can affect other peoples' access to status and power.

Linguistic anthropologist Shirley Brice Heath, in her study of literacy events in a small city US southeast, discovered

Which of the following uses a single picture to represent two or more words that sound the same? For example, a picture of the sun represents both the English words son and sun .

Which statement is true of writing?

A written language in which each lexeme takes up exactly the same space as every other lexeme is

A language that is written from right to left is

Describe the fundamental flaw inherent in the creation of the "Cosmic Postcard" included on the Pioneer 10 space vessel. Identify the ideological factors that result in this flaw.

According to the autonomous approach theorists, an oral way of thinking is characterized by which of the following kinds of thinking?

The process of getting words onto paper is called

Describe the difference between linear and multimodal reading and writing. Give an example of each type.

The Mayan writing system was

Linguistic Anthropology

Language and Culture

The Sounds of Language

Words and Sentences

Silent Languages

Language in Action

How and When Is Language Possible

Change and Choice

Doing Linguistic Anthropology

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