Question 1

Sounds that make a critical difference in a language are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) structures 
B) phonemes 
C) grammar/syntax 
D) focal sounds 
E) essential elements

Question 2

As yet, anthropologists have avoided studying aspects of the mass media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In Japan, the length of the kimono sleeve indicates __________.

Accepted Answer

A) age 
B) gender 
C) formality 
D) marital status 
E) all of the above

Question 4

What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?...

Question 5

The feature of human language that allows people to talk about the past and the future is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) productivity 
B) non-verbal communication 
C) sign language 
D) grammar 
E) displacement

Question 6

Language refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) speech 
B) words 
C) communication based on arbitrary symbols 
D) written forms of communication 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Hungarian is one of the few European languages that does not belong to the Indo-European language family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Language decay occurs when speakers abandon their language in favor of another language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is language and what is communication? How does nonhuman primate communication differ from that of humans?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

When Muslim women in Kuwait wear a headscarf, the meaning it conveys is that the woman is an immigrant from a less-affluent Asian country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

__________ women in Kuwait communicate information about their economic class and social status by covering their heads.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ women in Kuwait communicate information about...

Question 12

Aspiration is an important phonetic feature in Hindi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Roughly translated into English, firm snow, thickly packed snow, hard-packed snow, dry snow, hard layer snow, ice sheet, and frozen snow between other layers, are examples of snow as distinguished by the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Roughly translated into English, firm snow, thickly...

Question 14

A key marker of gender coding in spoken English in the U.S. is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) women's tendency to lower their intonation at the end of a sentence 
B) women's greater use of paralanguage compared to men 
C) women's greater use of tag questions 
D) women's more frequent use of eye contact 
E) men's tendency to speak more formally and politely

Question 15

What is the difference between language decay and language extinction?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Historical linguistics originated in the 18th century after Sir William Jones discovered similarities in the vocabulary and syntax of Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Vocal communication among nonhuman primates is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) call system 
B) nonverbal communication 
C) sign language 
D) phonetic 
E) prosody

Question 18

Culturally patterned verbal language is referred to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) communication 
B) intonation 
C) discourse 
D) indirect response 
E) linguistic determinism

Question 19

The tongue is placed against the roof of the mouth when making a retroflex sound.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Proto Indo-European is the earliest form of the language family that includes Sanskrit and English.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Communication

Sounds that make a critical difference in a language are referred to as __________.

As yet, anthropologists have avoided studying aspects of the mass media.

In Japan, the length of the kimono sleeve indicates __________.

What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?

The feature of human language that allows people to talk about the past and the future is referred to as __________.

Language refers to __________.

Hungarian is one of the few European languages that does not belong to the Indo-European language family.

Language decay occurs when speakers abandon their language in favor of another language.

What is language and what is communication? How does nonhuman primate communication differ from that of humans?

When Muslim women in Kuwait wear a headscarf, the meaning it conveys is that the woman is an immigrant from a less-affluent Asian country.

__________ women in Kuwait communicate information about their economic class and social status by covering their heads.

Aspiration is an important phonetic feature in Hindi.

Roughly translated into English, firm snow, thickly packed snow, hard-packed snow, dry snow, hard layer snow, ice sheet, and frozen snow between other layers, are examples of snow as distinguished by the __________.

A key marker of gender coding in spoken English in the U.S. is __________.

What is the difference between language decay and language extinction?

Historical linguistics originated in the 18th century after Sir William Jones discovered similarities in the vocabulary and syntax of Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin.

Vocal communication among nonhuman primates is referred to as __________.

Culturally patterned verbal language is referred to __________.

The tongue is placed against the roof of the mouth when making a retroflex sound.

Proto Indo-European is the earliest form of the language family that includes Sanskrit and English.