Question 1

How does language shape a people's concept of reality? What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,and why is it only partially accepted by anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

Language plays a crucial role in shaping

Question 2

What are the three things that make human language unique?

Accepted Answer

The three unique asp

Question 3

Charles Hockett argues that the following two steps were critical in the evolution of human language:

Accepted Answer

A) Productivity and displacement. 
B) Displacement and blending. 
C) Blending and dual structure. 
D) Blending and duality of patterning. 
E) Duality of pattern and productivity. 
A) Productivity and displacement. 
B) Displacement and blending. 
C) Blending and dual structure. 
D) Blending and duality of patterning. 
E) Duality of pattern and productivity.

Question 4

A Tuareg man wears his veil at different positions on his face in different social situations.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) Universal grammar. 
B) Nonverbal communication. 
C) The universal relationship between language and action. 
D) The genetic patterning of behavior. 
E) Bad manners. 
A) Universal grammar. 
B) Nonverbal communication. 
C) The universal relationship between language and action. 
D) The genetic patterning of behavior. 
E) Bad manners.

Question 5

What is the "language instinct"?

Accepted Answer

Proposed by Stephen Pinker,thi

Question 6

Even a child brought up in isolation will automatically be able to speak the language of his or her parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All children,regardless of culture,go through the same stages and sequence for language learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What arguments are there against the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Why is this approach not accepted by every linguist today?

Accepted Answer

There are technical difficulti

Question 9

A study of speech norms in the United States indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A) Social class has no effect on speech patterns. 
B) Each social class has only one norm regarding pronunciation. 
C) Variation of speech patterns is most characteristic of upwardly mobile social classes. 
D) The lowest classes make the most effort to impress others by using different speech forms in different situations. 
E) Studies of linguistic variation make no real contribution to understanding social class differences. 
A) Social class has no effect on speech patterns. 
B) Each social class has only one norm regarding pronunciation. 
C) Variation of speech patterns is most characteristic of upwardly mobile social classes. 
D) The lowest classes make the most effort to impress others by using different speech forms in different situations. 
E) Studies of linguistic variation make no real contribution to understanding social class differences.

Question 10

The ability of humans to use language depends partially on the linkage between the visual and auditory areas of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"The dog food under the table he fed" has what kind of error?

Accepted Answer

A) Lexicon. 
B) Semantics. 
C) Morphemes. 
D) Phonemes. 
E) Syntax. 
A) Lexicon. 
B) Semantics. 
C) Morphemes. 
D) Phonemes. 
E) Syntax.

Question 12

When we say that human language is "conventional," we mean that:

Accepted Answer

A) Humans are very conservative and rarely change their way of speaking. 
B) The words in human languages have no inherent relationship to the things they stand for. 
C) All languages follow the same grammatical rules or conventions. 
D) Human language was invented at a convention. 
E) All human languages have basically the same structure and differences among them are only superficial. 
A) Humans are very conservative and rarely change their way of speaking. 
B) The words in human languages have no inherent relationship to the things they stand for. 
C) All languages follow the same grammatical rules or conventions. 
D) Human language was invented at a convention. 
E) All human languages have basically the same structure and differences among them are only superficial.

Question 13

Communication among nonhuman animals can be as complex as human language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When researchers tried to teach human language to chimpanzees and gorillas,they found that:

Accepted Answer

A) These animals were incapable of using language in ways that resembled those used by human beings. 
B) While these animals were able to master the use of verbs,they were unable to produce new words. 
C) There was very little difference between the linguistic capacities of humans and our nearest primate relations. 
D) Language skills were never masterfully demonstrated in the chimpanzees or gorillas. 
E) Language soon became as essential to the trained chimpanzees and gorillas as it is to humans. 
A) These animals were incapable of using language in ways that resembled those used by human beings. 
B) While these animals were able to master the use of verbs,they were unable to produce new words. 
C) There was very little difference between the linguistic capacities of humans and our nearest primate relations. 
D) Language skills were never masterfully demonstrated in the chimpanzees or gorillas. 
E) Language soon became as essential to the trained chimpanzees and gorillas as it is to humans.

Question 15

A linguistic capacity to describe things that are not present is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Conventionality. 
B) Displacement. 
C) Productivity. 
D) Openness. 
E) Communication. 
A) Conventionality. 
B) Displacement. 
C) Productivity. 
D) Openness. 
E) Communication.

Question 16

What is the importance of a speech community for a human child?

Accepted Answer

Children learn the language of

Question 17

Haptics refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) The study and analysis of touch. 
B) The variation in musical taste among cultures. 
C) The methods linguists use to describe phonemes. 
D) The study of this history of linguistic change. 
E) Any fieldwork in linguistic anthropology 
A) The study and analysis of touch. 
B) The variation in musical taste among cultures. 
C) The methods linguists use to describe phonemes. 
D) The study of this history of linguistic change. 
E) Any fieldwork in linguistic anthropology

Question 18

In some cultures,the speech form used depends on the relative social status of the individuals speaking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Wearing clothes with designer labels on them can be considered a form of nonverbal communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some global forces do not lead toward linguistic homogenization.What two factors today do not show linguistic homogenization?

Accepted Answer

There is no one language that is spoken

How does language shape a people's concept of reality? What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,and why is it only partially accepted by anthropologists?

What are the three things that make human language unique?

Charles Hockett argues that the following two steps were critical in the evolution of human language:

A Tuareg man wears his veil at different positions on his face in different social situations.This is an example of:

What is the "language instinct"?

Even a child brought up in isolation will automatically be able to speak the language of his or her parents.

All children,regardless of culture,go through the same stages and sequence for language learning.

What arguments are there against the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Why is this approach not accepted by every linguist today?

A study of speech norms in the United States indicated that:

The ability of humans to use language depends partially on the linkage between the visual and auditory areas of the brain.

"The dog food under the table he fed" has what kind of error?

When we say that human language is "conventional," we mean that:

Communication among nonhuman animals can be as complex as human language.

When researchers tried to teach human language to chimpanzees and gorillas,they found that:

A linguistic capacity to describe things that are not present is called:

What is the importance of a speech community for a human child?

Haptics refers to:

In some cultures,the speech form used depends on the relative social status of the individuals speaking.

Wearing clothes with designer labels on them can be considered a form of nonverbal communication.

Some global forces do not lead toward linguistic homogenization.What two factors today do not show linguistic homogenization?

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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Exam 4: Communication

How does language shape a people's concept of reality? What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,and why is it only partially accepted by anthropologists?

What are the three things that make human language unique?

Charles Hockett argues that the following two steps were critical in the evolution of human language:

A Tuareg man wears his veil at different positions on his face in different social situations.This is an example of:

What is the "language instinct"?

Even a child brought up in isolation will automatically be able to speak the language of his or her parents.

All children,regardless of culture,go through the same stages and sequence for language learning.

What arguments are there against the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? Why is this approach not accepted by every linguist today?

A study of speech norms in the United States indicated that:

The ability of humans to use language depends partially on the linkage between the visual and auditory areas of the brain.

"The dog food under the table he fed" has what kind of error?

When we say that human language is "conventional," we mean that:

Communication among nonhuman animals can be as complex as human language.

When researchers tried to teach human language to chimpanzees and gorillas,they found that:

A linguistic capacity to describe things that are not present is called:

What is the importance of a speech community for a human child?

Haptics refers to:

In some cultures,the speech form used depends on the relative social status of the individuals speaking.

Wearing clothes with designer labels on them can be considered a form of nonverbal communication.

Some global forces do not lead toward linguistic homogenization.What two factors today do not show linguistic homogenization?

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters