Question 1

The modern scientific study of all aspects of language is __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The modern scientific study of all aspects...

Question 2

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara language of highland Bolivia and Peru is an example of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​code switching 
B) ​linguistic relativity 
C) ​a dialect 
D) ​gendered speech 
A) ​code switching 
B) ​linguistic relativity 
C) ​a dialect 
D) ​gendered speech

Question 3

The smallest unit of sound that carries unattached meaning in a language is called a/an _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The smallest unit of sound that carries...

Question 4

What type of research is done by descriptive linguists?​

Accepted Answer

Descriptive linguistics is the

Question 5

More than 80 percent of Internet users are speakers of how many world languages?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​2 
B) ​5 
C) ​10 
D) ​17 
A) ​2 
B) ​5 
C) ​10 
D) ​17

Question 6

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is known as linguistic divergence.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​objectivity of its methods 
B) ​advances of its theories 
C) ​growth and popularity of the subdiscipline 
D) ​importance of descriptive linguistics in the global economy 
A) ​objectivity of its methods 
B) ​advances of its theories 
C) ​growth and popularity of the subdiscipline 
D) ​importance of descriptive linguistics in the global economy

Question 8

Routine greetings are similar around the world.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Selective borrowing is a force for linguistic change.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Miscommunications sometimes ensue when communicating via text messages because the _______________ is not seen or heard in words.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Miscommunications sometimes ensue when communicating via text...

Question 11

Which of the following is the least significant for learning in humans?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​observation 
B) ​imitation 
C) ​language 
D) ​instinct 
A) ​observation 
B) ​imitation 
C) ​language 
D) ​instinct

Question 12

Which of the following is a difference between Hopi and English?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Hopi can express that the event talked about is a regular thing that generally occurs. 
B) ​English primarily structures thinking and behavior with a focus on the present. 
C) ​Hopi does not have verbs. 
D) ​Hopi apply numbers to time but not to counting. 
A) ​Hopi can express that the event talked about is a regular thing that generally occurs. 
B) ​English primarily structures thinking and behavior with a focus on the present. 
C) ​Hopi does not have verbs. 
D) ​Hopi apply numbers to time but not to counting.

Question 13

It is estimated that what percentage of our total human communication takes place nonverbally?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​25 
B) ​35 
C) ​60 
D) ​95 
A) ​25 
B) ​35 
C) ​60 
D) ​95

Question 14

When a country purges its language of foreign words in an attempt to maintain what they consider linguistic purity, it is called__________________________.​

Accepted Answer

​linguisti

Question 15

Which of the following was a fully developed early writing system?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Iroquois wampum belts 
B) ​Chinese tortoise shells 
C) ​Egyptian hieroglyphics 
D) ​Inca quipus 
A) ​Iroquois wampum belts 
B) ​Chinese tortoise shells 
C) ​Egyptian hieroglyphics 
D) ​Inca quipus

Question 16

French attempts to purge their language of non-French words are an example of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​selective borrowing 
B) ​linguistic nationalism 
C) ​linguistic semanticism 
D) ​teleological borrowing 
A) ​selective borrowing 
B) ​linguistic nationalism 
C) ​linguistic semanticism 
D) ​teleological borrowing

Question 17

Humans are biologically programmed for language.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements about language is incorrect?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​All human languages are fundamentally organized in similar ways. 
B) ​No human language uses more than about fifty sounds. 
C) ​Sign languages function relatively the same as spoken language except sound is substituted for hand and body movement. 
D) ​All languages can be considered very simple and standardized in form. 
A) ​All human languages are fundamentally organized in similar ways. 
B) ​No human language uses more than about fifty sounds. 
C) ​Sign languages function relatively the same as spoken language except sound is substituted for hand and body movement. 
D) ​All languages can be considered very simple and standardized in form.

Question 19

During the past 500 years, approximately how many of the world's languages have become extinct due to warfare, epidemics, and colonialism?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​less than 150 
B) ​4,000 
C) ​6,000 
D) ​500 
A) ​less than 150 
B) ​4,000 
C) ​6,000 
D) ​500

Question 20

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The modern scientific study of all aspects of language is __________.

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara language of highland Bolivia and Peru is an example of:

The smallest unit of sound that carries unattached meaning in a language is called a/an _______________.

What type of research is done by descriptive linguists?

More than 80 percent of Internet users are speakers of how many world languages?

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is known as linguistic divergence.

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?

Routine greetings are similar around the world.

Selective borrowing is a force for linguistic change.

Miscommunications sometimes ensue when communicating via text messages because the _______________ is not seen or heard in words.

Which of the following is the least significant for learning in humans?

Which of the following is a difference between Hopi and English?

It is estimated that what percentage of our total human communication takes place nonverbally?

When a country purges its language of foreign words in an attempt to maintain what they consider linguistic purity, it is called__________________________.

Which of the following was a fully developed early writing system?

French attempts to purge their language of non-French words are an example of:

Humans are biologically programmed for language.

Which of the following statements about language is incorrect?

During the past 500 years, approximately how many of the world's languages have become extinct due to warfare, epidemics, and colonialism?

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.

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The modern scientific study of all aspects of language is __________.​

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara language of highland Bolivia and Peru is an example of:​

The smallest unit of sound that carries unattached meaning in a language is called a/an _______________.​

What type of research is done by descriptive linguists?​

More than 80 percent of Internet users are speakers of how many world languages?​

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is known as linguistic divergence.​

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?​

Routine greetings are similar around the world.​

Selective borrowing is a force for linguistic change.​

Miscommunications sometimes ensue when communicating via text messages because the _______________ is not seen or heard in words.​

Which of the following is the least significant for learning in humans?​

Which of the following is a difference between Hopi and English?​

It is estimated that what percentage of our total human communication takes place nonverbally?​

When a country purges its language of foreign words in an attempt to maintain what they consider linguistic purity, it is called__________________________.​

Which of the following was a fully developed early writing system?​

French attempts to purge their language of non-French words are an example of:​

Humans are biologically programmed for language.​

Which of the following statements about language is incorrect?​

During the past 500 years, approximately how many of the world's languages have become extinct due to warfare, epidemics, and colonialism?​

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

The modern scientific study of all aspects of language is __________.

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara language of highland Bolivia and Peru is an example of:

The smallest unit of sound that carries unattached meaning in a language is called a/an _______________.

What type of research is done by descriptive linguists?

More than 80 percent of Internet users are speakers of how many world languages?

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is known as linguistic divergence.

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?

Routine greetings are similar around the world.

Selective borrowing is a force for linguistic change.

Miscommunications sometimes ensue when communicating via text messages because the _______________ is not seen or heard in words.

Which of the following is the least significant for learning in humans?

Which of the following is a difference between Hopi and English?

It is estimated that what percentage of our total human communication takes place nonverbally?

When a country purges its language of foreign words in an attempt to maintain what they consider linguistic purity, it is called__________________________.

Which of the following was a fully developed early writing system?

French attempts to purge their language of non-French words are an example of:

Humans are biologically programmed for language.

Which of the following statements about language is incorrect?

During the past 500 years, approximately how many of the world's languages have become extinct due to warfare, epidemics, and colonialism?

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.