Question 1

Which of the following statements about linguistic divergence is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) One force for linguistic change is borrowing by one language from another. 
B) If languages were isolated from each other,there would be very little linguistic change. 
C) NEW vocabulary emerges in a language due to a quest for novelty and the development of specialized vocabulary by groups. 
D) Changes in pronunciation may emerge as markers of class boundary (e.g. ,upper-class "U" vs.
"Non-U") 
E) Dying languages may be revived in the name of linguistic nationalism. 
A) One force for linguistic change is borrowing by one language from another. 
B) If languages were isolated from each other,there would be very little linguistic change. 
C) NEW vocabulary emerges in a language due to a quest for novelty and the development of specialized vocabulary by groups. 
D) Changes in pronunciation may emerge as markers of class boundary (e.g. ,upper-class "U" vs.
"Non-U") 
E) Dying languages may be revived in the name of linguistic nationalism. B

Question 2

A language in which the sound pitch of a spoken word is an essential part of its pronunciation and meaning is called a ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) paralinguistic language 
B) tonal language 
C) linguistic family 
D) dialect 
E) displacement 
A) paralinguistic language 
B) tonal language 
C) linguistic family 
D) dialect 
E) displacement B

Question 3

All _______________,as systems of communication using sounds or gestures that are put together in meaningful ways according to a set of rules,are organized on the same basic plan.

Accepted Answer

A) languages 
B) symbols 
C) signals 
D) phonetics 
E) core vocabulary 
A) languages 
B) symbols 
C) signals 
D) phonetics 
E) core vocabulary A

Question 4

Attempts to teach other primates to talk like humans have not been successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The study of the patterns or rules which govern speech word formation is called ________________ .

Accepted Answer

A) substitution frames 
B) glottochronology 
C) phonetics 
D) phonology 
E) morphology 
A) substitution frames 
B) glottochronology 
C) phonetics 
D) phonology 
E) morphology

Question 6

If the core vocabulary of two languages is compared by glottochronologists,it is thought possible to determine _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) if the two languages perceive reality in the same way 
B) if the two languages use the same syntax 
C) if they share the same allophones 
D) if they have a similar technology 
E) how long ago the languages separated from each other 
A) if the two languages perceive reality in the same way 
B) if the two languages use the same syntax 
C) if they share the same allophones 
D) if they have a similar technology 
E) how long ago the languages separated from each other

Question 7

Humans talk,while much communication among other primates is done through _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) grunts 
B) screams 
C) gestures 
D) symbolism 
E) unconscious 
A) grunts 
B) screams 
C) gestures 
D) symbolism 
E) unconscious

Question 8

United Nations declared the period from 2003 to 2012 as the _______________ Decade.

Accepted Answer

A) Technology 
B) Communication 
C) Paralanguage 
D) Illiteracy 
E) Literacy 
A) Technology 
B) Communication 
C) Paralanguage 
D) Illiteracy 
E) Literacy

Question 9

The study of abstract rules that guide the sound patterns of a language is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) phonetics 
B) phonology 
C) syntax 
D) morphology 
E) substitution frames 
A) phonetics 
B) phonology 
C) syntax 
D) morphology 
E) substitution frames

Question 10

Approximately how many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

Accepted Answer

A) 93 million 
B) 270 million 
C) 740 million 
D) 800 million 
E) 1 billion 
A) 93 million 
B) 270 million 
C) 740 million 
D) 800 million 
E) 1 billion

Question 11

The United Nations declared September 8 as _________________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Alphabet Learning Day 
B) World Peace Day 
C) World Hunger Eradication Day 
D) Clean Water Day 
E) International Literacy Day 
A) Alphabet Learning Day 
B) World Peace Day 
C) World Hunger Eradication Day 
D) Clean Water Day 
E) International Literacy Day

Question 12

A Scottish butler in an English mansion says to the lady of the house,"You may wish to stay inside today,Madam;it's quite cold outside." But when he goes back to his own cottage he is likely to say to his wife in broad Scots,"Shut the door and get inside,Maggie,you'll freeze your buns off." In linguistics this is an example of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) code switching 
B) class consciousness 
C) glottochronology 
D) phonological analysis 
E) Whorfian hypothesis 
A) code switching 
B) class consciousness 
C) glottochronology 
D) phonological analysis 
E) Whorfian hypothesis

Question 13

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are ____________________?

Accepted Answer

A) Both signals and symbols as forms of communication 
B) Elements of written language being used incorrectly 
C) Signals that are in response to aspects of the immediate environment 
D) Symbols that are arbitrary and can be used independently. 
E) removed from time and space 
A) Both signals and symbols as forms of communication 
B) Elements of written language being used incorrectly 
C) Signals that are in response to aspects of the immediate environment 
D) Symbols that are arbitrary and can be used independently. 
E) removed from time and space

Question 14

In contrast with historical linguistics,descriptive linguistics _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) attempts to explain the features of a particular language at one time in its history 
B) looks at languages as separate systems without considering how they might be related to each other 
C) attempts to construct a language's historical development 
D) investigates relationships between earlier and later forms of the same language 
E) a and b only 
A) attempts to explain the features of a particular language at one time in its history 
B) looks at languages as separate systems without considering how they might be related to each other 
C) attempts to construct a language's historical development 
D) investigates relationships between earlier and later forms of the same language 
E) a and b only

Question 15

Knowledge of the workings of language is essential to a full understanding of what culture is about and how it operates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnology 
B) Descriptive 
C) Historical 
D) Social 
E) All of the above are branches of linguistics. 
A) Ethnology 
B) Descriptive 
C) Historical 
D) Social 
E) All of the above are branches of linguistics.

Question 17

By applying a logarithmic formula to two related core vocabularies,one can determine how many years the two languages have been separated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not a signal?

Accepted Answer

A) coughs 
B) winking 
C) screams 
D) crying 
E) sneezing 
A) coughs 
B) winking 
C) screams 
D) crying 
E) sneezing

Question 19

The Bushman languages in southern Africa use a unique ________________ sound.

Accepted Answer

A) click 
B) burbling 
C) throaty 
D) choking 
E) lung inflated 
A) click 
B) burbling 
C) throaty 
D) choking 
E) lung inflated

Question 20

The influence of a person's class status on what pronunciation he/she uses;a speaker's choice of more complicated vocabulary and grammar when he/she is speaking to a professional audience;the influence of language on culture--all these are the concerns of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive linguistics 
B) historical linguistics 
C) sociolinguistics 
D) linguistic nationalism 
E) displacement 
A) descriptive linguistics 
B) historical linguistics 
C) sociolinguistics 
D) linguistic nationalism 
E) displacement

Which of the following statements about linguistic divergence is incorrect?

A language in which the sound pitch of a spoken word is an essential part of its pronunciation and meaning is called a ________________.

All _______________,as systems of communication using sounds or gestures that are put together in meaningful ways according to a set of rules,are organized on the same basic plan.

Attempts to teach other primates to talk like humans have not been successful.

The study of the patterns or rules which govern speech word formation is called ________________ .

If the core vocabulary of two languages is compared by glottochronologists,it is thought possible to determine _______________.

Humans talk,while much communication among other primates is done through _______________.

United Nations declared the period from 2003 to 2012 as the _______________ Decade.

The study of abstract rules that guide the sound patterns of a language is called _______________.

Approximately how many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

The United Nations declared September 8 as _________________________.

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are ____________________?

In contrast with historical linguistics,descriptive linguistics _______________.

Knowledge of the workings of language is essential to a full understanding of what culture is about and how it operates.

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

By applying a logarithmic formula to two related core vocabularies,one can determine how many years the two languages have been separated.

Which of the following is not a signal?

The Bushman languages in southern Africa use a unique ________________ sound.

The influence of a person's class status on what pronunciation he/she uses;a speaker's choice of more complicated vocabulary and grammar when he/she is speaking to a professional audience;the influence of language on culture--all these are the concerns of _______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 5: Language and Communication

Which of the following statements about linguistic divergence is incorrect?

A language in which the sound pitch of a spoken word is an essential part of its pronunciation and meaning is called a ________________.

All _______________,as systems of communication using sounds or gestures that are put together in meaningful ways according to a set of rules,are organized on the same basic plan.

Attempts to teach other primates to talk like humans have not been successful.

The study of the patterns or rules which govern speech word formation is called ________________ .

If the core vocabulary of two languages is compared by glottochronologists,it is thought possible to determine _______________.

Humans talk,while much communication among other primates is done through _______________.

United Nations declared the period from 2003 to 2012 as the _______________ Decade.

The study of abstract rules that guide the sound patterns of a language is called _______________.

Approximately how many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

The United Nations declared September 8 as _________________________.

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are ____________________?

In contrast with historical linguistics,descriptive linguistics _______________.

Knowledge of the workings of language is essential to a full understanding of what culture is about and how it operates.

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

By applying a logarithmic formula to two related core vocabularies,one can determine how many years the two languages have been separated.

Which of the following is not a signal?

The Bushman languages in southern Africa use a unique ________________ sound.

The influence of a person's class status on what pronunciation he/she uses;a speaker's choice of more complicated vocabulary and grammar when he/she is speaking to a professional audience;the influence of language on culture--all these are the concerns of _______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters