Question 1

Most of the alphabets in use today descended from the

Accepted Answer

A) Egyptians. 
B) Greeks. 
C) Phoenicians. 
D) Romans. 
E) Anglo Saxons. 
A) Egyptians. 
B) Greeks. 
C) Phoenicians. 
D) Romans. 
E) Anglo Saxons.

Question 2

Edward Hall designated four categories of proxemically relevant spaces.Which of the following is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) intimate (0-18 inches) 
B) social-consultive (4-12 feet) 
C) conventional (7-10 feet) 
D) public distance (12 feet and beyond) 
E) personal-casual (1.5 - 4 feet) 
A) intimate (0-18 inches) 
B) social-consultive (4-12 feet) 
C) conventional (7-10 feet) 
D) public distance (12 feet and beyond) 
E) personal-casual (1.5 - 4 feet)

Question 3

Code switching refers to the tendency of people who speak more than one language to confuse which language they are currently speaking in as they converse with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_______________ linguistics is concerned with the study of relationships between earlier and later forms of a language,antecedents (in older languages)of developments in modern languages,and relationships among older languages.

Accepted Answer

A) Extra- 
B) Descriptive 
C) Socio- 
D) Historical 
E) Para- 
A) Extra- 
B) Descriptive 
C) Socio- 
D) Historical 
E) Para-

Question 5

A language family is a group of languages _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) that all have the same core vocabulary 
B) that are subordinate to a dominant language 
C) that all have the same syntax 
D) that use the same number of sounds 
E) that are descended from a single ancestral language 
A) that all have the same core vocabulary 
B) that are subordinate to a dominant language 
C) that all have the same syntax 
D) that use the same number of sounds 
E) that are descended from a single ancestral language

Question 6

Linguistic nationalism refers to the establishment of a nation which everyone speaks only one language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The term is usually used to refer to varying forms of a language that reflect particular regions or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible.

Accepted Answer

A) dialect 
B) language subgroup 
C) language family 
D) linguistic nationalism 
E) Whorfian hypothesis 
A) dialect 
B) language subgroup 
C) language family 
D) linguistic nationalism 
E) Whorfian hypothesis

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of linguistic nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A) You are a Spanish speaking person in the U.S. ,but want your children to use English so they will fit in more easily with the surrounding society. 
B) A national committee in France declares that certain widely used terms will no longer be allowed to appear in public print because they are not French. 
C) You live in Scotland and are so alarmed by the rapid decline in the number of people speaking Gaelic that you start a school in which all subjects are taught in Gaelic. 
D) The southern part of India declares itself a separate country called Tamiland (the land of the people who speak Tamil)in defiance of India's declaration of Hindi as the national language;people who speak Tamil)in defiance of India's declaration of Hindi as the national language;people say they will die in defense of their mother tongue." 
E) A country previously colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue;English is banned because of its association with colonial domination. 
A) You are a Spanish speaking person in the U.S. ,but want your children to use English so they will fit in more easily with the surrounding society. 
B) A national committee in France declares that certain widely used terms will no longer be allowed to appear in public print because they are not French. 
C) You live in Scotland and are so alarmed by the rapid decline in the number of people speaking Gaelic that you start a school in which all subjects are taught in Gaelic. 
D) The southern part of India declares itself a separate country called Tamiland (the land of the people who speak Tamil)in defiance of India's declaration of Hindi as the national language;people who speak Tamil)in defiance of India's declaration of Hindi as the national language;people say they will die in defense of their mother tongue." 
E) A country previously colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue;English is banned because of its association with colonial domination.

Question 9

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A few languages exist which do not incorporate nonverbal communications into their language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Chantek was a(n)_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) bonobo 
B) gibbon 
C) chimpanzee 
D) gorilla 
E) orangutan 
A) bonobo 
B) gibbon 
C) chimpanzee 
D) gorilla 
E) orangutan

Question 12

Today,more than ___________________ million people cannot read and write.

Accepted Answer

A) 400 
B) 500 
C) 1 
D) 800 
E) 37 
A) 400 
B) 500 
C) 1 
D) 800 
E) 37

Question 13

Punching the palm of the hand for emphasis,raising the head and brows when asking a question,or using the hands to illustrate what is being discussed are forms of _______________ messages that accompany spoken messages.

Accepted Answer

A) hidden 
B) unconscious 
C) obvious 
D) colorful 
E) gestural 
A) hidden 
B) unconscious 
C) obvious 
D) colorful 
E) gestural

Question 14

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes 
B) kinesics 
C) vocalizations 
D) substitution frames 
E) syntax 
A) phonemes 
B) kinesics 
C) vocalizations 
D) substitution frames 
E) syntax

Question 15

Match between columns
                        Premises: phonemes
morphemes
glottochronology
kinesics
syntax

Accepted Answer

The Answer of patterns or rules by which morphemes are is...

Question 16

Which of the following statements about the theory of linguistic relativity is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) It was first formulated by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf. 
B) It may be briefly explained with the phrase,"Language does not determine the reality which speakers of the language perceive." 
C) It may be briefly explained with the phrase,"Language is reality--it only mirrors what people perceive." 
D) It is expressed in this example: if in a factory a metal drum is labeled "full",people will perceive it as empty and do things with it that may create a fire hazard (such as storing it near a furnace);it as a first hazard and treat it more carefully,but if it is labeled "empty" of gaseous fumes,people may treat it more carefully. 
E) None of the above is incorrect. 
A) It was first formulated by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf. 
B) It may be briefly explained with the phrase,"Language does not determine the reality which speakers of the language perceive." 
C) It may be briefly explained with the phrase,"Language is reality--it only mirrors what people perceive." 
D) It is expressed in this example: if in a factory a metal drum is labeled "full",people will perceive it as empty and do things with it that may create a fire hazard (such as storing it near a furnace);it as a first hazard and treat it more carefully,but if it is labeled "empty" of gaseous fumes,people may treat it more carefully. 
E) None of the above is incorrect.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Kinesics refers to the system of extralinguistic noises that accompany spoken language. 
B) Kinesic research has demonstrated that gender signals communicated through posture are biologically based rather than learned. 
C) Cross-cultural research indicates that the body language used when people are greeting each other is similar all over the world. 
D) All cultures have the same gestures for "yes" and "no." 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Kinesics refers to the system of extralinguistic noises that accompany spoken language. 
B) Kinesic research has demonstrated that gender signals communicated through posture are biologically based rather than learned. 
C) Cross-cultural research indicates that the body language used when people are greeting each other is similar all over the world. 
D) All cultures have the same gestures for "yes" and "no." 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 18

Edward Hall articulated aspects of nonverbal communication in his 1959 book _______________,now recognized as the founding document for the field of intercultural communication.

Accepted Answer

A) Kinesics and Context 
B) Language,Thought and Reality 
C) The Silent Language 
D) Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution 
E) A Practical Introduction to Phonetics 
A) Kinesics and Context 
B) Language,Thought and Reality 
C) The Silent Language 
D) Gestures: Their Origins and Distribution 
E) A Practical Introduction to Phonetics

Question 19

The systemic study of the production,transmission,and reception of speech sounds is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) linguistics 
B) morphology 
C) substitution frames. 
D) phonetics 
E) syntax 
A) linguistics 
B) morphology 
C) substitution frames. 
D) phonetics 
E) syntax

Question 20

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive linguistics 
B) historical linguistics 
C) language subgroups 
D) linguistic divergence 
E) linguistic nationalism 
A) descriptive linguistics 
B) historical linguistics 
C) language subgroups 
D) linguistic divergence 
E) linguistic nationalism

Most of the alphabets in use today descended from the

Edward Hall designated four categories of proxemically relevant spaces.Which of the following is incorrect?

Code switching refers to the tendency of people who speak more than one language to confuse which language they are currently speaking in as they converse with others.

_______________ linguistics is concerned with the study of relationships between earlier and later forms of a language,antecedents (in older languages)of developments in modern languages,and relationships among older languages.

A language family is a group of languages _______________.

Linguistic nationalism refers to the establishment of a nation which everyone speaks only one language.

The term is usually used to refer to varying forms of a language that reflect particular regions or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible.

Which of the following is not an example of linguistic nationalism?

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

A few languages exist which do not incorporate nonverbal communications into their language.

Chantek was a(n)_______________.

Today,more than ___________________ million people cannot read and write.

Punching the palm of the hand for emphasis,raising the head and brows when asking a question,or using the hands to illustrate what is being discussed are forms of _______________ messages that accompany spoken messages.

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called _______________.

Which of the following statements about the theory of linguistic relativity is correct?

Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?

Edward Hall articulated aspects of nonverbal communication in his 1959 book _______________,now recognized as the founding document for the field of intercultural communication.

The systemic study of the production,transmission,and reception of speech sounds is _______________.

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is called _______________.

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

Exam 5: Language and Communication

Most of the alphabets in use today descended from the

Edward Hall designated four categories of proxemically relevant spaces.Which of the following is incorrect?

Code switching refers to the tendency of people who speak more than one language to confuse which language they are currently speaking in as they converse with others.

_______________ linguistics is concerned with the study of relationships between earlier and later forms of a language,antecedents (in older languages)of developments in modern languages,and relationships among older languages.

A language family is a group of languages _______________.

Linguistic nationalism refers to the establishment of a nation which everyone speaks only one language.

The term is usually used to refer to varying forms of a language that reflect particular regions or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible.

Which of the following is not an example of linguistic nationalism?

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

A few languages exist which do not incorporate nonverbal communications into their language.

Chantek was a(n)_______________.

Today,more than ___________________ million people cannot read and write.

Punching the palm of the hand for emphasis,raising the head and brows when asking a question,or using the hands to illustrate what is being discussed are forms of _______________ messages that accompany spoken messages.

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called _______________.

Which of the following statements about the theory of linguistic relativity is correct?

Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?

Edward Hall articulated aspects of nonverbal communication in his 1959 book _______________,now recognized as the founding document for the field of intercultural communication.

The systemic study of the production,transmission,and reception of speech sounds is _______________.

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is called _______________.

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