Question 1

What is chronemics?

Accepted Answer

It is the study of t

Question 2

The relationship between language and culture is illustrated by the fact that:

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A) All languages have the same number of words. 
B) The most complex societies have the most complex languages. 
C) The vocabulary of a language emphasizes those features of the environment that are culturally most significant. 
D) All languages contain words for all aspects of the physical environment. 
E) Some words are the same in all cultures. 
A) All languages have the same number of words. 
B) The most complex societies have the most complex languages. 
C) The vocabulary of a language emphasizes those features of the environment that are culturally most significant. 
D) All languages contain words for all aspects of the physical environment. 
E) Some words are the same in all cultures.

Question 3

The International Phonetic Alphabet is a means of:

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A) Writing all of the sounds of all human languages. 
B) Teaching children to read at very early ages. 
C) Communicating between people who speak different languages. 
D) Translating easily among European languages. 
E) Preserving languages threatened with extinction. 
A) Writing all of the sounds of all human languages. 
B) Teaching children to read at very early ages. 
C) Communicating between people who speak different languages. 
D) Translating easily among European languages. 
E) Preserving languages threatened with extinction.

Question 4

Nonverbal communication is an important aspect of human communication.Discuss,with the use of examples,some of the ways in which humans communicate nonverbally.

Accepted Answer

Nonverbal communication is indeed a cruc

Question 5

In English,bit and pit have different meanings.Thus,/b/ and /p/ are:

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A) Words. 
B) Sounds. 
C) Morphemes. 
D) Structures. 
E) Phonemes. 
A) Words. 
B) Sounds. 
C) Morphemes. 
D) Structures. 
E) Phonemes.

Question 6

Researchers who study interpersonal space generally refer to three different ranges of space.They are:

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A) Friendly distance,antagonistic space,neutral space. 
B) Intimate distance,personal distance,and social distance. 
C) Built space,social distance,and personal distance. 
D) City space,peri-urban space,and rural space. 
E) Fixed space,negotiated distance,and individual space. 
A) Friendly distance,antagonistic space,neutral space. 
B) Intimate distance,personal distance,and social distance. 
C) Built space,social distance,and personal distance. 
D) City space,peri-urban space,and rural space. 
E) Fixed space,negotiated distance,and individual space.

Question 7

Most of the Jamaican cell phone users studied by Horst and Miller only gave gifts to return earlier favors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not a subsystem of language?

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A) Symbology. 
B) Phonology. 
C) Morphology. 
D) Syntax. 
E) Semantics. 
A) Symbology. 
B) Phonology. 
C) Morphology. 
D) Syntax. 
E) Semantics.

Question 9

Animal forms of verbal communication are called:

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A) Response systems. 
B) Animal vocal communication systems. 
C) Call systems. 
D) Stimulus-generated systems. 
E) Stimulus-response systems. 
A) Response systems. 
B) Animal vocal communication systems. 
C) Call systems. 
D) Stimulus-generated systems. 
E) Stimulus-response systems.

Question 10

A Pidgin is:

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A) A language of contact and trade that includes a mixture of other languages. 
B) A language that can be taught to parrots and other non-human animals. 
C) A language made by blending of other,earlier languages. 
D) The language of lower class or oppressed groups in a society. 
E) The language dialect speakers use when conversing with speakers of the standard version of a language. 
A) A language of contact and trade that includes a mixture of other languages. 
B) A language that can be taught to parrots and other non-human animals. 
C) A language made by blending of other,earlier languages. 
D) The language of lower class or oppressed groups in a society. 
E) The language dialect speakers use when conversing with speakers of the standard version of a language.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about language and culture in the United States is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Simply sharing the same language is not sufficient for effective communication. 
B) As of 2011,31 states have enacted legislation to make English their state's official language. 
C) English is the national language of the United States. 
D) In 2007,it was calculated that about 1 in every 8 U.S.residents was an immigrant. 
E) The U.S.has increasingly become a multilingual society. 
A) Simply sharing the same language is not sufficient for effective communication. 
B) As of 2011,31 states have enacted legislation to make English their state's official language. 
C) English is the national language of the United States. 
D) In 2007,it was calculated that about 1 in every 8 U.S.residents was an immigrant. 
E) The U.S.has increasingly become a multilingual society.

Question 12

What did anthropologists Horst and Miller find to be the primary uses of cell phones among Jamaicans?

Accepted Answer

These phones were used to requ

Question 13

The vocabulary of a language reflects the culture of the people who speak it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is an allophone?

Accepted Answer

It is two or more ph

Question 15

What is code switching?

Accepted Answer

Code switching is the ability

Question 16

If a person speaks a more "proper" form of English (such as SSAE instead of AAVE),then their thought process will become more complex and rational.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bound morphemes differ from free morphemes in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) The former have strictly one meaning,the latter have more than one meaning. 
B) The former occur either in nouns or in verbs but never in both,while the latter may occur in both. 
C) The former never stand alone as complete words;the latter do. 
D) The former can be pronounced only one way,while the latter may have more than one pronunciation. 
E) The former exist in all human languages;the latter exist in English only. 
A) The former have strictly one meaning,the latter have more than one meaning. 
B) The former occur either in nouns or in verbs but never in both,while the latter may occur in both. 
C) The former never stand alone as complete words;the latter do. 
D) The former can be pronounced only one way,while the latter may have more than one pronunciation. 
E) The former exist in all human languages;the latter exist in English only.

Question 18

Human speech is infinitely productive.This means that:

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A) Humans can combine words into new,meaningful utterances that they have never heard before. 
B) Human beings never become tired of talking. 
C) The more human beings talk,the more productive they are economically. 
D) Every normal adult can produce an infinite number of sounds. 
E) Human speech is always directed toward some productive purpose. 
A) Humans can combine words into new,meaningful utterances that they have never heard before. 
B) Human beings never become tired of talking. 
C) The more human beings talk,the more productive they are economically. 
D) Every normal adult can produce an infinite number of sounds. 
E) Human speech is always directed toward some productive purpose.

Question 19

The actual performance of a language by an individual speaker (parole)is arbitrary and abstract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Anthropologists Heather Horst and Daniel Miller studied high levels of cell phone use among Jamaicans in two different communities.Which of the following statements best illustrates why Jamaicans use cell phones so regularly?

Accepted Answer

A) They are used to engage in long casual conversations about daily life. 
B) They are used primarily to create social networks and request needed resources. 
C) They are used as emergency technology in case the individual is in any kind of danger. 
D) They are used primarily among young people who are dating via cell phone. 
E) They are used to order groceries and supplies on a daily basis. 
A) They are used to engage in long casual conversations about daily life. 
B) They are used primarily to create social networks and request needed resources. 
C) They are used as emergency technology in case the individual is in any kind of danger. 
D) They are used primarily among young people who are dating via cell phone. 
E) They are used to order groceries and supplies on a daily basis.

What is chronemics?

The relationship between language and culture is illustrated by the fact that:

The International Phonetic Alphabet is a means of:

Nonverbal communication is an important aspect of human communication.Discuss,with the use of examples,some of the ways in which humans communicate nonverbally.

In English,bit and pit have different meanings.Thus,/b/ and /p/ are:

Researchers who study interpersonal space generally refer to three different ranges of space.They are:

Most of the Jamaican cell phone users studied by Horst and Miller only gave gifts to return earlier favors.

Which of the following is not a subsystem of language?

Animal forms of verbal communication are called:

A Pidgin is:

Which of the following statements about language and culture in the United States is incorrect?

What did anthropologists Horst and Miller find to be the primary uses of cell phones among Jamaicans?

The vocabulary of a language reflects the culture of the people who speak it.

What is an allophone?

What is code switching?

If a person speaks a more "proper" form of English (such as SSAE instead of AAVE),then their thought process will become more complex and rational.

Bound morphemes differ from free morphemes in which of the following ways?

Human speech is infinitely productive.This means that:

The actual performance of a language by an individual speaker (parole)is arbitrary and abstract.

Anthropologists Heather Horst and Daniel Miller studied high levels of cell phone use among Jamaicans in two different communities.Which of the following statements best illustrates why Jamaicans use cell phones so regularly?

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Exam 4: Communication

What is chronemics?

The relationship between language and culture is illustrated by the fact that:

The International Phonetic Alphabet is a means of:

Nonverbal communication is an important aspect of human communication.Discuss,with the use of examples,some of the ways in which humans communicate nonverbally.

In English,bit and pit have different meanings.Thus,/b/ and /p/ are:

Researchers who study interpersonal space generally refer to three different ranges of space.They are:

Most of the Jamaican cell phone users studied by Horst and Miller only gave gifts to return earlier favors.

Which of the following is not a subsystem of language?

Animal forms of verbal communication are called:

A Pidgin is:

Which of the following statements about language and culture in the United States is incorrect?

What did anthropologists Horst and Miller find to be the primary uses of cell phones among Jamaicans?

The vocabulary of a language reflects the culture of the people who speak it.

What is an allophone?

What is code switching?

If a person speaks a more "proper" form of English (such as SSAE instead of AAVE),then their thought process will become more complex and rational.

Bound morphemes differ from free morphemes in which of the following ways?

Human speech is infinitely productive.This means that:

The actual performance of a language by an individual speaker (parole)is arbitrary and abstract.

Anthropologists Heather Horst and Daniel Miller studied high levels of cell phone use among Jamaicans in two different communities.Which of the following statements best illustrates why Jamaicans use cell phones so regularly?

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