Question 1

Most anthropologists maintain that language influences a person's thinking and worldview, but language does not determine thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One goal of anthropological linguistics is to determine the number of phonemes (phonetic structure) that exist in different languages. This goal is accomplished by employing the use of:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal pairs 
B)  phone taps 
C)  maximal differences 
D)  syntax units 
A)  minimal pairs 
B)  phone taps 
C)  maximal differences 
D)  syntax units

Question 3

Nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees and gorillas cannot speak; their vocal mechanisms simply do not permit it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Chimpanzees and gorillas have been taught to speak up to 100 English sentences so they can communicate their daily needs as well as humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The words "boy" and "girl" are:

Accepted Answer

A)  bound phonemes 
B)  bound morphemes 
C)  free morphemes 
D)  bound phones 
E)  free kinesics 
A)  bound phonemes 
B)  bound morphemes 
C)  free morphemes 
D)  bound phones 
E)  free kinesics

Question 6

Research has concluded that language, as we know it, appeared only within the last 10,000 years and is associated with the development of agriculture and the domestication of animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Using glottochronology, historical linguists can work with archaeologists in order to reconstruct protolanguages and prehistoric migrations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

There are over 4,000 languages in the world today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An example of a bound morpheme in English is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the phrase "boys will be boys" 
B)  the word "boys" 
C)  the word "boy" 
D)  the "s" in the word "boys" 
E)  the two words, "will be," that are in between the word "boys" in the phrase above in A 
A)  the phrase "boys will be boys" 
B)  the word "boys" 
C)  the word "boy" 
D)  the "s" in the word "boys" 
E)  the two words, "will be," that are in between the word "boys" in the phrase above in A

Question 10

Sign language acquisition in primates has been criticized on the basis that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the signs were just imitative, often random combinations, and they did not involve a two-way conversation 
B)  chimpanzees and gorillas are not smart enough to learn sign language 
C)  chimpanzee and gorilla hands are not really capable of making most signs in ASL 
D)  primates already have a communication system, so they cannot learn another one 
A)  the signs were just imitative, often random combinations, and they did not involve a two-way conversation 
B)  chimpanzees and gorillas are not smart enough to learn sign language 
C)  chimpanzee and gorilla hands are not really capable of making most signs in ASL 
D)  primates already have a communication system, so they cannot learn another one

Question 11

If someone came up to you and said, "Oh, you see everything through rose-colored glasses," this might suggest to you that the person speaking agrees with the premises of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Noam Chomsky's Transformational-Generative Grammar Model 
B)  Derek Bickerton's Creole-Pidgin Theory 
C)  the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 
D)  the Linguistic Field Theory 
E)  glottochronology 
A)  Noam Chomsky's Transformational-Generative Grammar Model 
B)  Derek Bickerton's Creole-Pidgin Theory 
C)  the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis 
D)  the Linguistic Field Theory 
E)  glottochronology

Question 12

Sociolinguists have found that societies who maintain social inequalities and hierarchies often have different forms of the same language used for addressing higher or lower status individuals, kin versus non-kin, and males versus females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, time is perceived the same way in all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The goal of ethnosemantics is to understand:

Accepted Answer

A)  that reality is inherently unorganized and can be perceived in any way; thus, color naming, plant classification, and time categories are completely arbitrary 
B)  the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences and how members of other societies use language to organize things, events, and behaviors 
C)  that languages and behavior are the same 
D)  that classification systems in all societies are random 
A)  that reality is inherently unorganized and can be perceived in any way; thus, color naming, plant classification, and time categories are completely arbitrary 
B)  the meanings of words, phrases, and sentences and how members of other societies use language to organize things, events, and behaviors 
C)  that languages and behavior are the same 
D)  that classification systems in all societies are random

Question 15

Go to a zoo and observe a primate for at least one hour. What types of sounds and noises does the primate make? Do they appear to be signs (call system) or symbols? Does the primate appear to use non-verbal communication of any kind? Compare and contrast your observations with research done by others, and your own perception of how you communicate with other humans.

Accepted Answer

During my observation at the zoo, I spen

Question 16

According to the work of Lieberman and others, the ability to build an infinite number of sentences within sentences is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proxemics 
B)  recursion 
C)  dynamics 
D)  semantics 
A)  proxemics 
B)  recursion 
C)  dynamics 
D)  semantics

Most anthropologists maintain that language influences a person's thinking and worldview, but language does not determine thought.

One goal of anthropological linguistics is to determine the number of phonemes (phonetic structure) that exist in different languages. This goal is accomplished by employing the use of:

Nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees and gorillas cannot speak; their vocal mechanisms simply do not permit it.

Chimpanzees and gorillas have been taught to speak up to 100 English sentences so they can communicate their daily needs as well as humans.

The words "boy" and "girl" are:

Research has concluded that language, as we know it, appeared only within the last 10,000 years and is associated with the development of agriculture and the domestication of animals.

Using glottochronology, historical linguists can work with archaeologists in order to reconstruct protolanguages and prehistoric migrations.

There are over 4,000 languages in the world today.

An example of a bound morpheme in English is:

Sign language acquisition in primates has been criticized on the basis that:

If someone came up to you and said, "Oh, you see everything through rose-colored glasses," this might suggest to you that the person speaking agrees with the premises of:

Sociolinguists have found that societies who maintain social inequalities and hierarchies often have different forms of the same language used for addressing higher or lower status individuals, kin versus non-kin, and males versus females.

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, time is perceived the same way in all cultures.

The goal of ethnosemantics is to understand:

According to the work of Lieberman and others, the ability to build an infinite number of sentences within sentences is __________.

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Band Societies

Tribes

Chiefdoms

Agricultural States

Industrial States

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Race and Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

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Exam 5: Language

Most anthropologists maintain that language influences a person's thinking and worldview, but language does not determine thought.

One goal of anthropological linguistics is to determine the number of phonemes (phonetic structure) that exist in different languages. This goal is accomplished by employing the use of:

Nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees and gorillas cannot speak; their vocal mechanisms simply do not permit it.

Chimpanzees and gorillas have been taught to speak up to 100 English sentences so they can communicate their daily needs as well as humans.

The words "boy" and "girl" are:

Research has concluded that language, as we know it, appeared only within the last 10,000 years and is associated with the development of agriculture and the domestication of animals.

Using glottochronology, historical linguists can work with archaeologists in order to reconstruct protolanguages and prehistoric migrations.

There are over 4,000 languages in the world today.

An example of a bound morpheme in English is:

Sign language acquisition in primates has been criticized on the basis that:

If someone came up to you and said, "Oh, you see everything through rose-colored glasses," this might suggest to you that the person speaking agrees with the premises of:

Sociolinguists have found that societies who maintain social inequalities and hierarchies often have different forms of the same language used for addressing higher or lower status individuals, kin versus non-kin, and males versus females.

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, time is perceived the same way in all cultures.

The goal of ethnosemantics is to understand:

According to the work of Lieberman and others, the ability to build an infinite number of sentences within sentences is __________.

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Band Societies

Tribes

Chiefdoms

Agricultural States

Industrial States

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Race and Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

Filters