Exam 9: Language and Communication

How does context affect what is considered an appropriate use of space? Are there are any differences between how men engage social space versus how women engage social space? What happens when there are mixtures of people? Are there patterns in the usage of social distance?

The idea that distinctions encoded in one language are unique to that language alone is known as ________________________.

Displacement is a part of all communication systems.

The smallest unit of sound that carries a meaning in a language is called a:

Our use of language reflects the rest of our culture.

What are the three main branches of linguistics?

Whistled speech is a form of _______________.

In North America, how many of the original indigenous languages are extinct?

Approximately how many new words do first-year medical student learn in the first year?

The method for notating and analyzing body language is called:

What does AAVE stand for?

Which of the following is a difference between Hopi and English?

Which of the following is not a main branch of linguistics?

The sounds and gestures of language are classified as:

Which of the following was a fully developed early writing system?

If you were sent out to decipher an unwritten language, which area of linguistics would be the most useful to you?

Language is a system of communication composed of:

Aymara has more than 200 words for potato.

Human language is always embedded within a _______________ system of a type we share with non-human primates.

Nearly 800 million adults worldwide cannot read or write.