Question 1

What major differences did linguists find between Swedish and Finnish in the study of differing rates of on-the-job accidents?

Accepted Answer

Swedish emphasizes more three-dimensiona

Question 2

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of Internet?

Accepted Answer

A)  development of slang words 
B)  loss of face-to-face communication 
C)  decline in linguistic diversity 
D)  loss of written languages 
A)  development of slang words 
B)  loss of face-to-face communication 
C)  decline in linguistic diversity 
D)  loss of written languages

Question 3

How many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 million 
B)  8 million 
C)  100 million 
D)  800 million 
A)  1 million 
B)  8 million 
C)  100 million 
D)  800 million

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of human communication takes place nonverbally?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 
B)  60 
C)  50 
D)  40 
A)  70 
B)  60 
C)  50 
D)  40

Question 5

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  objectivity of its methods 
B)  advances of its theories 
C)  growth and popularity of the sub-discipline 
D)  importance of descriptive linguistics in the global economy 
A)  objectivity of its methods 
B)  advances of its theories 
C)  growth and popularity of the sub-discipline 
D)  importance of descriptive linguistics in the global economy

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about AAVE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a highly structured and patterned form of English. 
B)  It is a substandard form of English. 
C)  It evolved primarily from East African origins. 
D)  It is a language that has no real connection with English. 
A)  It is a highly structured and patterned form of English. 
B)  It is a substandard form of English. 
C)  It evolved primarily from East African origins. 
D)  It is a language that has no real connection with English.

Question 7

Hall identified what four categories of proxemically relevant space?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimate, friendly, neutral, aggressive 
B)  intimate, personal-casual, social consultive, public distance 
C)  sexual, friendly, casual, alien 
D)  friendly, passive, unfriendly, aggressive 
A)  intimate, friendly, neutral, aggressive 
B)  intimate, personal-casual, social consultive, public distance 
C)  sexual, friendly, casual, alien 
D)  friendly, passive, unfriendly, aggressive

Question 8

What is paralanguage?

Accepted Answer

It is voice effects

Question 9

Every culture has distinctive norms for closeness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The preservation of native languages is essential to the preservation of native cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Although non-human primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from the other person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

Accepted Answer

Body language and paralanguage are impor

Question 13

About 70 percent of the world's languages are:

Accepted Answer

A)  tonal languages 
B)  paralanguages 
C)  extinct languages 
D)  indigenous languages 
A)  tonal languages 
B)  paralanguages 
C)  extinct languages 
D)  indigenous languages

Question 14

What is an "eyebrow flash"?

Accepted Answer

A)  a smiley face 
B)  a signal made with two fingers 
C)  using one's hands to cover and then reveal the eyes 
D)  rapid eyebrow movement 
A)  a smiley face 
B)  a signal made with two fingers 
C)  using one's hands to cover and then reveal the eyes 
D)  rapid eyebrow movement

Question 15

In English it is estimated that about _______________ of emotional information is transmitted not by words spoken but by body language.

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 50% 
B)  85% 
C)  90% 
D)  95% 
A)  less than 50% 
B)  85% 
C)  90% 
D)  95%

Question 16

Languages acknowledge different aspects of the color spectrum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Wedge-shaped imprints developed in Mesopotamia were an early form of writing called _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wedge-shaped imprints developed in Mesopotamia were an...

Question 18

Edward Sapir and Noam Chomsky pioneered ethnolinguistic research in the 	1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Nonverbal signals have the power to undercut verbal ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans have been taught:

Accepted Answer

A)  American Sign Language 
B)  International Sign Language 
C)  African Sign Language 
D)  Animal Sign Language 
A)  American Sign Language 
B)  International Sign Language 
C)  African Sign Language 
D)  Animal Sign Language

What major differences did linguists find between Swedish and Finnish in the study of differing rates of on-the-job accidents?

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of Internet?

How many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

Approximately what percentage of human communication takes place nonverbally?

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?

Which of the following statements is true about AAVE?

Hall identified what four categories of proxemically relevant space?

What is paralanguage?

Every culture has distinctive norms for closeness.

The preservation of native languages is essential to the preservation of native cultures.

Although non-human primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from the other person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

About 70 percent of the world's languages are:

What is an "eyebrow flash"?

In English it is estimated that about _______________ of emotional information is transmitted not by words spoken but by body language.

Languages acknowledge different aspects of the color spectrum.

Wedge-shaped imprints developed in Mesopotamia were an early form of writing called _______________.

Edward Sapir and Noam Chomsky pioneered ethnolinguistic research in the 1930s.

Nonverbal signals have the power to undercut verbal ones.

Some chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans have been taught:

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What major differences did linguists find between Swedish and Finnish in the study of differing rates of on-the-job accidents?

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of Internet?

How many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

Approximately what percentage of human communication takes place nonverbally?

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?

Which of the following statements is true about AAVE?

Hall identified what four categories of proxemically relevant space?

What is paralanguage?

Every culture has distinctive norms for closeness.

The preservation of native languages is essential to the preservation of native cultures.

Although non-human primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from the other person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

About 70 percent of the world's languages are:

What is an "eyebrow flash"?

In English it is estimated that about _______________ of emotional information is transmitted not by words spoken but by body language.

Languages acknowledge different aspects of the color spectrum.

Wedge-shaped imprints developed in Mesopotamia were an early form of writing called _______________.

Edward Sapir and Noam Chomsky pioneered ethnolinguistic research in the 1930s.

Nonverbal signals have the power to undercut verbal ones.

Some chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans have been taught:

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution: The Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Other Methods of Grouping

Politics, Power, and Violence

Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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