Question 1

Sapir and Whorf argued that all humans share a single set of universal grammatical categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Ethnosemantics studies how different members of different linguistic groups organize, categorize, and classify their experiences and perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Syntactical vocabulary 
B) Spatial vocabulary 
C) Focal vocabulary 
D) Vernacular vocabulary 
E) Temporal vocabulary 
A) Syntactical vocabulary 
B) Spatial vocabulary 
C) Focal vocabulary 
D) Vernacular vocabulary 
E) Temporal vocabulary

Question 4

Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight changes in color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Diglossia refers to linguistic groups, like those in Papua New Guinea and Australia, that distinguish between only two colors: black and white or dark and light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Creole languages are commonly found in regions where different linguistic groups come into contact with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Recent research on the origins of language suggests that a key mutation might have something to do with it.Comparing chimp and human genomes, it appears that

Accepted Answer

A) chimps lack the tongue-rolling gene that all humans have, which might explain why they struggle to achieve clear speech. 
B) chimps share with humans all the genetic propensities for language but lack the language-activation mutation. 
C) a speech-friendly mutation occurred among Neandertals in Europe and spread to other human populations through gene flow. 
D) the speech-friendly form of FOXP2 took hold in humans some 150,000 years ago, thus conferring selective advantages (linguistic and cultural abilities) that allowed those who had it to spread it, at the expense of those who did not. 
E) the speech mutation occurred even before the hominin line split from the rest of the hominids. 
A) chimps lack the tongue-rolling gene that all humans have, which might explain why they struggle to achieve clear speech. 
B) chimps share with humans all the genetic propensities for language but lack the language-activation mutation. 
C) a speech-friendly mutation occurred among Neandertals in Europe and spread to other human populations through gene flow. 
D) the speech-friendly form of FOXP2 took hold in humans some 150,000 years ago, thus conferring selective advantages (linguistic and cultural abilities) that allowed those who had it to spread it, at the expense of those who did not. 
E) the speech mutation occurred even before the hominin line split from the rest of the hominids.

Question 8

What are phonemes?

Accepted Answer

A) the rules by which deep structure is translated into surface structure 
B) regional differences in dialect 
C) syntactical structures that distinguish passive constructions from active ones 
D) the minimal sound contrasts that distinguish meaning in a language 
E) electromagnetic signals that carry messages between speakers in a telephone conversation 
A) the rules by which deep structure is translated into surface structure 
B) regional differences in dialect 
C) syntactical structures that distinguish passive constructions from active ones 
D) the minimal sound contrasts that distinguish meaning in a language 
E) electromagnetic signals that carry messages between speakers in a telephone conversation

Question 9

What is an example of what Bourdieu calls symbolic domination in the context of language use?

Accepted Answer

A) in an egalitarian society, the promotion of linguistic diversity 
B) pride in one's linguistic heritage, regardless of what the majority thinks 
C) the fact that in a stratified society, even people who do not speak the prestige dialect tend to accept it as standard or superior 
D) focal vocabulary contrasts among groups 
E) Chomsky's insistence that the universal grammar defines all culture 
A) in an egalitarian society, the promotion of linguistic diversity 
B) pride in one's linguistic heritage, regardless of what the majority thinks 
C) the fact that in a stratified society, even people who do not speak the prestige dialect tend to accept it as standard or superior 
D) focal vocabulary contrasts among groups 
E) Chomsky's insistence that the universal grammar defines all culture

Question 10

What is pidgin?

Accepted Answer

A) a partial language that results from primitive tribes' attempts to learn the language of a modern industrialized state 
B) a mixed language that develops to ease communication between members of different cultures in contact, usually in situations of trade or colonial domination 
C) a rhythmic sublanguage present in any human language as the result of a universally shared mutation 
D) a set of languages believed to be most like the original human language, spoken by a small population of Indian Ocean islanders 
E) metalanguage, developed by computer programmers, that has yielded valuable insights into the workings of the human brain 
A) a partial language that results from primitive tribes' attempts to learn the language of a modern industrialized state 
B) a mixed language that develops to ease communication between members of different cultures in contact, usually in situations of trade or colonial domination 
C) a rhythmic sublanguage present in any human language as the result of a universally shared mutation 
D) a set of languages believed to be most like the original human language, spoken by a small population of Indian Ocean islanders 
E) metalanguage, developed by computer programmers, that has yielded valuable insights into the workings of the human brain

Question 11

The origins of AAVE are found mostly in West Africa, rather than in the dialects of the southern part of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss factors that increase linguistic diversity among speakers of the same language.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that can contr

Question 13

Animal call systems exhibit linguistic productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Syntax refers to the rules that dictate the order of words in a language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are some ways in which linguistics can aid archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and sociocultural anthropologists who are interested in history?

Accepted Answer

Linguistics can aid archaeologists, biol

Question 16

Linguistic stratification can occur between dialects when one is considered a prestige dialect, as is the case with High German and Low German, and with Standard English (SE) and African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Linguistic anthropologists also are interested in investigating the structure of language and how it varies across time and space.What is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words?

Accepted Answer

A) phonology 
B) syntax 
C) morphology 
D) lexicon 
E) grammar 
A) phonology 
B) syntax 
C) morphology 
D) lexicon 
E) grammar

Question 18

In all languages, the same honorifics have the same meaning, regardless of context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Studies investigating differences in the way men and women talk are examples of sociolinguistics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What term refers to the arrangement and order of words into sentences?

Accepted Answer

A) syntax 
B) lexicon 
C) grammar 
D) phonology 
E) morphology 
A) syntax 
B) lexicon 
C) grammar 
D) phonology 
E) morphology

Sapir and Whorf argued that all humans share a single set of universal grammatical categories.

Ethnosemantics studies how different members of different linguistic groups organize, categorize, and classify their experiences and perceptions.

________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight changes in color.

Diglossia refers to linguistic groups, like those in Papua New Guinea and Australia, that distinguish between only two colors: black and white or dark and light.

Creole languages are commonly found in regions where different linguistic groups come into contact with one another.

Recent research on the origins of language suggests that a key mutation might have something to do with it.Comparing chimp and human genomes, it appears that

What are phonemes?

What is an example of what Bourdieu calls symbolic domination in the context of language use?

What is pidgin?

The origins of AAVE are found mostly in West Africa, rather than in the dialects of the southern part of the United States.

Discuss factors that increase linguistic diversity among speakers of the same language.

Animal call systems exhibit linguistic productivity.

Syntax refers to the rules that dictate the order of words in a language.

What are some ways in which linguistics can aid archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and sociocultural anthropologists who are interested in history?

Linguistic stratification can occur between dialects when one is considered a prestige dialect, as is the case with High German and Low German, and with Standard English (SE) and African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

Linguistic anthropologists also are interested in investigating the structure of language and how it varies across time and space.What is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words?

In all languages, the same honorifics have the same meaning, regardless of context.

Studies investigating differences in the way men and women talk are examples of sociolinguistics.

What term refers to the arrangement and order of words into sentences?

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Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Ethnicity and Race

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Exam 5: Language and Communication

Sapir and Whorf argued that all humans share a single set of universal grammatical categories.

Ethnosemantics studies how different members of different linguistic groups organize, categorize, and classify their experiences and perceptions.

________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight changes in color.

Diglossia refers to linguistic groups, like those in Papua New Guinea and Australia, that distinguish between only two colors: black and white or dark and light.

Creole languages are commonly found in regions where different linguistic groups come into contact with one another.

Recent research on the origins of language suggests that a key mutation might have something to do with it.Comparing chimp and human genomes, it appears that

What are phonemes?

What is an example of what Bourdieu calls symbolic domination in the context of language use?

What is pidgin?

The origins of AAVE are found mostly in West Africa, rather than in the dialects of the southern part of the United States.

Discuss factors that increase linguistic diversity among speakers of the same language.

Animal call systems exhibit linguistic productivity.

Syntax refers to the rules that dictate the order of words in a language.

What are some ways in which linguistics can aid archaeologists, biological anthropologists, and sociocultural anthropologists who are interested in history?

Linguistic stratification can occur between dialects when one is considered a prestige dialect, as is the case with High German and Low German, and with Standard English (SE) and African American Vernacular English (AAVE).

Linguistic anthropologists also are interested in investigating the structure of language and how it varies across time and space.What is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words?

In all languages, the same honorifics have the same meaning, regardless of context.

Studies investigating differences in the way men and women talk are examples of sociolinguistics.

What term refers to the arrangement and order of words into sentences?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters