Question 1

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Language is particular to each individual and no one truly understands the meaning behind another person's words. 
B) All languages are actually the same - they have the same parts of speech and do not vary at all except in terms of sound (phonemes). 
C) Languages associated with small-scale societies are much more sophisticated than those associated with stratified societies because of a long tradition of oral history. 
D) All languages are equally sophisticated and all humans speak with grammatical sophistication. 
E) Languages associated with stratified societies tend to be more complex than those associated with small-scale societies. 
A) Language is particular to each individual and no one truly understands the meaning behind another person's words. 
B) All languages are actually the same - they have the same parts of speech and do not vary at all except in terms of sound (phonemes). 
C) Languages associated with small-scale societies are much more sophisticated than those associated with stratified societies because of a long tradition of oral history. 
D) All languages are equally sophisticated and all humans speak with grammatical sophistication. 
E) Languages associated with stratified societies tend to be more complex than those associated with small-scale societies.

Question 2

What is a "universal grammar"?

Accepted Answer

Proposed by Noam Chomsky,it is

Question 3

In which specialty of linguistics would you find scholars most interested in glottochronology?

Accepted Answer

A) comparative linguistics 
B) sociolinguistics 
C) descriptive linguistics 
D) structural linguistics 
E) ethnolinguistics 
A) comparative linguistics 
B) sociolinguistics 
C) descriptive linguistics 
D) structural linguistics 
E) ethnolinguistics

Question 4

The division of cultures into M-time and P-time cultures is an aspect of:

Accepted Answer

A) artifacts. 
B) haptics. 
C) chronemics. 
D) sociolinguistics. 
E) proxemics. 
A) artifacts. 
B) haptics. 
C) chronemics. 
D) sociolinguistics. 
E) proxemics.

Question 5

The total set of sounds found in human language is called the phones of language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The subsystem of a language that relates words to meanings is called:

Accepted Answer

A) phonology. 
B) allophones. 
C) morphology. 
D) semantics. 
E) lexicon. 
A) phonology. 
B) allophones. 
C) morphology. 
D) semantics. 
E) lexicon.

Question 7

The human ability to speak about different times and places is called:

Accepted Answer

A) productivity. 
B) displacement. 
C) chronology. 
D) ethnohistory. 
E) reflexivity. 
A) productivity. 
B) displacement. 
C) chronology. 
D) ethnohistory. 
E) reflexivity.

Question 8

In what kinds of societies do we find the presence of dialects?

Accepted Answer

Dialects are found in hierarch

Question 9

Which of the following is the most stigmatized variant of American English?

Accepted Answer

A) Appalachian English 
B) AAEV 
C) Gullah 
D) Hawaiian Creole 
E) Hispanic English 
A) Appalachian English 
B) AAEV 
C) Gullah 
D) Hawaiian Creole 
E) Hispanic English

Question 10

What is the relationship between language and class or social status?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between language and cl

Question 11

Human language is a symbol system.This is important for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A) it means there is a direct connection between sound and meaning. 
B) it allows humans language to be inherently creative. 
C) it means that a small number of sounds can have an infinite number of meanings. 
D) there is no maximum number of words and meanings in any human language. 
E) it allows humans to transmit and store information. 
A) it means there is a direct connection between sound and meaning. 
B) it allows humans language to be inherently creative. 
C) it means that a small number of sounds can have an infinite number of meanings. 
D) there is no maximum number of words and meanings in any human language. 
E) it allows humans to transmit and store information.

Question 12

A lexicon is:

Accepted Answer

A) the total stock of words in a language. 
B) the basic set of principles and rules that govern a language. 
C) the capacity of all languages to describe things that are happening in the present. 
D) the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in words. 
E) the smallest unit of sound that conveys meaning. 
A) the total stock of words in a language. 
B) the basic set of principles and rules that govern a language. 
C) the capacity of all languages to describe things that are happening in the present. 
D) the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in words. 
E) the smallest unit of sound that conveys meaning.

Question 13

Among all living species,human language is unique.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A lexicon is a language's collection of words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The sounds that are used in any individual language are called the:

Accepted Answer

A) allophones. 
B) phonemes. 
C) morphemes. 
D) syntax. 
E) lexicon. 
A) allophones. 
B) phonemes. 
C) morphemes. 
D) syntax. 
E) lexicon.

Which of the following statements is true?

What is a "universal grammar"?

In which specialty of linguistics would you find scholars most interested in glottochronology?

The division of cultures into M-time and P-time cultures is an aspect of:

The total set of sounds found in human language is called the phones of language.

The subsystem of a language that relates words to meanings is called:

The human ability to speak about different times and places is called:

In what kinds of societies do we find the presence of dialects?

Which of the following is the most stigmatized variant of American English?

What is the relationship between language and class or social status?

Human language is a symbol system.This is important for all of the following reasons except:

A lexicon is:

Among all living species,human language is unique.

A lexicon is a language's collection of words.

The sounds that are used in any individual language are called the:

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

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Exam 4: Communication

Which of the following statements is true?

What is a "universal grammar"?

In which specialty of linguistics would you find scholars most interested in glottochronology?

The division of cultures into M-time and P-time cultures is an aspect of:

The total set of sounds found in human language is called the phones of language.

The subsystem of a language that relates words to meanings is called:

The human ability to speak about different times and places is called:

In what kinds of societies do we find the presence of dialects?

Which of the following is the most stigmatized variant of American English?

What is the relationship between language and class or social status?

Human language is a symbol system.This is important for all of the following reasons except:

A lexicon is:

Among all living species,human language is unique.

A lexicon is a language's collection of words.

The sounds that are used in any individual language are called the:

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters