Question 1

The scientific study of language is known as

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A)  communication studies. 
B)  linguistics. 
C)  morphology. 
D)  semantics. 
A)  communication studies. 
B)  linguistics. 
C)  morphology. 
D)  semantics. B

Question 2

According to Peirce, a mode of signification in which the sign looks like that which it represents is called

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A)  a metaphor. 
B)  an icon. 
C)  a symbol. 
D)  an index. 
A)  a metaphor. 
B)  an icon. 
C)  a symbol. 
D)  an index. B

Question 3

The purpose of raciolinguistics is

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A)  to eliminate linguistic variation. 
B)  to celebrate linguistic diversity in the scholarly community. 
C)  to ask and answer critical questions about the relations between language, race, and power. 
D)  through the methods and data of linguistics, to separate language, race, and power. 
A)  to eliminate linguistic variation. 
B)  to celebrate linguistic diversity in the scholarly community. 
C)  to ask and answer critical questions about the relations between language, race, and power. 
D)  through the methods and data of linguistics, to separate language, race, and power. C

Question 4

What are discourse genres? Define and give examples. What makes discourse genres important in linguistic anthropology?

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If mutual understanding is shaped by sha

Question 5

Define a metaphor. Describe a metaphor that you often use. How did you come to understand the semantic domains in the metaphor?

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Metaphor is a form of figurative or nonl

Question 6

Changes in the volume, tone, or rhythm of speech in language is known as prosody.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The system of arbitrary symbols used to encode one's experience of the world and of others is

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A)  language. 
B)  communication. 
C)  speech. 
D)  talk. 
A)  language. 
B)  communication. 
C)  speech. 
D)  talk.

Question 8

In the text, Dan Slobin talks about the "thinking for speaking" hypothesis. An example of this would be

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A)  talking to yourself. 
B)  cheering at a sports event. 
C)  translating from English into Spanish. 
D)  preparing a talk about what college is like for a class of 13-year-old public school students. 
A)  talking to yourself. 
B)  cheering at a sports event. 
C)  translating from English into Spanish. 
D)  preparing a talk about what college is like for a class of 13-year-old public school students.

Question 9

Identify a sentence that could exhibit structural ambiguity. How do speakers reconcile structural ambiguity? Are these ambiguities translatable in other languages?

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We can explain the ambiguity by assuming

Question 10

The principle which asserts that language has the power to shape the way people see the world is

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A)  the linguistic relativity principle. 
B)  the principle of cultural relativism. 
C)  the principle of cultural determinism. 
D)  linguistic activity principle. 
A)  the linguistic relativity principle. 
B)  the principle of cultural relativism. 
C)  the principle of cultural determinism. 
D)  linguistic activity principle.

Question 11

People's vocabularies tend to reflect the way they see and/or understand their surroundings and what is important in their cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss the concept of heteroglossia in linguistic anthropology. What is the concept? Why is it important? What advantages does it provide in understanding human language?

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Heteroglossia is the normal condition of

Question 13

Describe three reasons that language has been a central focus of anthropological interest. Provide examples and discuss why they are important.

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Only human beings have symboli

Question 14

If our understanding of reality is the product of a dialectic between experience and language (or, more broadly, culture), then ambiguity will never be permanently removed from any of the symbolic systems that human beings invent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"There is no moment at which a particular pidgin suddenly comes into existence, but rather a process of variety-creation called pidginization, by which pidgin is gradually built up out of nothing." What does this suggest about the nature of human language? Discuss in relation to the design features of language suggested by Hockett.

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A pidgin is a language with no native sp

Question 16

However much we learn about language, we will never be able to exhaust its meanings or circumscribe its rules once and for all.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Robbins Burling argues that primate call systems

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A)  are organized in a way so different from human symbolic language that it is difficult to imagine a sequence that could convert a call system to language. 
B)  are directly related to the human use of language. 
C)  allowed our ape ancestors to communicate orally. 
D)  and human symbolic language are controlled by the same part of the brain. 
A)  are organized in a way so different from human symbolic language that it is difficult to imagine a sequence that could convert a call system to language. 
B)  are directly related to the human use of language. 
C)  allowed our ape ancestors to communicate orally. 
D)  and human symbolic language are controlled by the same part of the brain.

Question 18

Adopted children commonly refer to their new parents as "mother" and "father." Using the concepts of literal and metaphorical language, discuss what this usage suggests about the relationship.

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For the late Thomas Kuhn, a philosopher

Question 19

Discuss language ideology and raciolinguistics. Pay particular attention to power differentials and the importance of heteroglossia. Are there situations in which you find language ideology playing a role in your own language use? How is raciolinguistics connected with fluid ways of establishing identity?.

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Language ideology is a marker of struggl

Question 20

Theorizing race and language together is the project of

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A)  ethnopragmatics. 
B)  governmentality. 
C)  raciolinguistics. 
D)  the pidgin project. 
A)  ethnopragmatics. 
B)  governmentality. 
C)  raciolinguistics. 
D)  the pidgin project.

The scientific study of language is known as

According to Peirce, a mode of signification in which the sign looks like that which it represents is called

The purpose of raciolinguistics is

What are discourse genres? Define and give examples. What makes discourse genres important in linguistic anthropology?

Define a metaphor. Describe a metaphor that you often use. How did you come to understand the semantic domains in the metaphor?

Changes in the volume, tone, or rhythm of speech in language is known as prosody.

The system of arbitrary symbols used to encode one's experience of the world and of others is

In the text, Dan Slobin talks about the "thinking for speaking" hypothesis. An example of this would be

Identify a sentence that could exhibit structural ambiguity. How do speakers reconcile structural ambiguity? Are these ambiguities translatable in other languages?

The principle which asserts that language has the power to shape the way people see the world is

People's vocabularies tend to reflect the way they see and/or understand their surroundings and what is important in their cultures.

Discuss the concept of heteroglossia in linguistic anthropology. What is the concept? Why is it important? What advantages does it provide in understanding human language?

Describe three reasons that language has been a central focus of anthropological interest. Provide examples and discuss why they are important.

If our understanding of reality is the product of a dialectic between experience and language (or, more broadly, culture), then ambiguity will never be permanently removed from any of the symbolic systems that human beings invent.

However much we learn about language, we will never be able to exhaust its meanings or circumscribe its rules once and for all.

Robbins Burling argues that primate call systems

Adopted children commonly refer to their new parents as "mother" and "father." Using the concepts of literal and metaphorical language, discuss what this usage suggests about the relationship.

Theorizing race and language together is the project of

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Exam 9: Why Is Understanding Human Language Important

The scientific study of language is known as

According to Peirce, a mode of signification in which the sign looks like that which it represents is called

The purpose of raciolinguistics is

What are discourse genres? Define and give examples. What makes discourse genres important in linguistic anthropology?

Define a metaphor. Describe a metaphor that you often use. How did you come to understand the semantic domains in the metaphor?

Changes in the volume, tone, or rhythm of speech in language is known as prosody.

The system of arbitrary symbols used to encode one's experience of the world and of others is

In the text, Dan Slobin talks about the "thinking for speaking" hypothesis. An example of this would be

Identify a sentence that could exhibit structural ambiguity. How do speakers reconcile structural ambiguity? Are these ambiguities translatable in other languages?

The principle which asserts that language has the power to shape the way people see the world is

People's vocabularies tend to reflect the way they see and/or understand their surroundings and what is important in their cultures.

Discuss the concept of heteroglossia in linguistic anthropology. What is the concept? Why is it important? What advantages does it provide in understanding human language?

Describe three reasons that language has been a central focus of anthropological interest. Provide examples and discuss why they are important.

If our understanding of reality is the product of a dialectic between experience and language (or, more broadly, culture), then ambiguity will never be permanently removed from any of the symbolic systems that human beings invent.

However much we learn about language, we will never be able to exhaust its meanings or circumscribe its rules once and for all.

Robbins Burling argues that primate call systems

Adopted children commonly refer to their new parents as "mother" and "father." Using the concepts of literal and metaphorical language, discuss what this usage suggests about the relationship.

Theorizing race and language together is the project of

What Is Anthropology

Why Is Evolution Important to Anthropologists

What Can the Study of Primates Tell Us About Human Beings

What Can the Fossil Record Tell Us About Human Origins

How Does the Evolutionary Study of Human Variation Undermine Notions of Biological Race

How Do We Know About the Human Past

Why Did Humans Settle Down, Build Cities, and Establish States

Why Is the Concept of Culture Important

How Do We Make Meaning

Why Do Anthropologists Study Economic Relations

How Do Anthropologists Study Political Relations

What Can Anthropology Teach Us About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Where Do Our Relatives Come From and Why Do They Matter

What Can Anthropology Tell Us About Social Inequality

What Is Applied Anthropology

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