Exam 2: Language and Communication

Which group wore earrings to signify a feminine form of adornment during the 1950s?

The Gullah language spoken by some African Americans in rural South Carolina represents a fusion of various West African languages.

Which scholar stated that a word is "a bridge thrown between myself and another?"

Which of the following scholars were the first to contend that people's gender remains a work in progress?

A stylized act is an act that is regarded as predictable and ubiquitous.

Which national magazine became the first one to make feminist viewpoints accessible to the general public?

How has the primacy of males as the norms influenced medical testing for drugs and animal-model research?

When do most scholars believe that the use of some sexist language began declining in the American society?

What do asymmetries in derogatory language suggest about different groups?

What word would not describe the original meaning of the word "queer"?

Linguists Penelope Eckert and Scott Kiesling discovered that speech often differs within groups of females and males based on race.

Which landmark study that analyzes women's oppression was published by French philosopher and feminist Simone de Beauvoir?

How are speech and expression forms of action?

How does nonparallelism in language determine the marital status of women but not men in Western societies?

What type of speech in the English language provides men with power and prestige?

Which setting provided linguist Scott Kiesling with his research on communities of practices?

In 1597, the Bishop John King made which one of the following comments about Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden:

In modern English, the term "guy" refers only to men.

In linguist Penelope Eckert's study on high school students, where was the high school named "Belten High" located?

How did Western societies traditionally regard the process of communication?