Question 1

All of the following are reasons that S. Neyooxet Greymorning chose Bambi as a good film to be translated to Arapaho and used as a linguistic tool except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It involved speaking animals, which is a traditional way of teaching among the Arapaho. 
B) ​It uses childlike language and phrases that make it useful as a teaching tool. 
C) ​It is a story with which most reservation children were already familiar. 
D) ​It had been translated to Arapaho already and was easily available for the program. 
A) ​It involved speaking animals, which is a traditional way of teaching among the Arapaho. 
B) ​It uses childlike language and phrases that make it useful as a teaching tool. 
C) ​It is a story with which most reservation children were already familiar. 
D) ​It had been translated to Arapaho already and was easily available for the program.

Question 2

Individuals in a society vary on how they use language based on all of the following factors except:

Accepted Answer

A) ​gender 
B) ​ethnicity 
C) ​height 
D) ​class 
A) ​gender 
B) ​ethnicity 
C) ​height 
D) ​class

Question 3

Why is it so difficult to determine the origins of language?​

Accepted Answer

​Answers will vary, but should include s

Question 4

Aymara has more than 200 words for potato.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The collection of all observations of a language's morphemes and syntax is its _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The collection of all observations of a...

Question 6

Approximately 70 percent of the world's extant languages use the sound pitch of a spoken word to create meaning and are therefore __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Approximately 70 percent of the world's extant...

Question 7

Why should anthropologists study animal communication? What might we learn about ourselves from observing other animals? Consider nonhuman primates among your responses, specifically citing the work with nonhuman primates.​

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists should study animal comm

Question 8

Being able to refer to events that occurred at another time and in another place is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​displacement 
B) glottochronology 
C) ​historical chronology 
D) ​linguistic relativism 
A) ​displacement 
B) glottochronology 
C) ​historical chronology 
D) ​linguistic relativism

Question 9

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of the Internet?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​development of slang words 
B) ​loss of face-to-face communication 
C) ​decline in linguistic diversity 
D) ​loss of written languages 
A) ​development of slang words 
B) ​loss of face-to-face communication 
C) ​decline in linguistic diversity 
D) ​loss of written languages

Question 10

Technically, all dialects are:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​languages 
B) ​subcultural languages 
C) ​partial languages 
D) ​codes 
A) ​languages 
B) ​subcultural languages 
C) ​partial languages 
D) ​codes

Question 11

How have forces such as colonialism affected the survival of indigenous languages?​

Accepted Answer

​Colonialism brought in European languag

Question 12

Nonverbal communication and paralanguage are two components of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​a written language 
B) ​linguistic relativity 
C) ​paranormal language 
D) ​a gesture-call system 
A) ​a written language 
B) ​linguistic relativity 
C) ​paranormal language 
D) ​a gesture-call system

Question 13

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from another person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

Accepted Answer

Body language and paralanguage are impor

Question 14

When a researcher unravels a language by recording, describing, and analyzing all of its features, it is called __________.​

Accepted Answer

​descripti

Question 15

Dialects cannot technically be distinguished from languages.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The study of the relationship between language and society is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​sociolinguistics 
B) ​sociological linguistics 
C) ​social linguistics 
D) ​structural linguistics 
A) ​sociolinguistics 
B) ​sociological linguistics 
C) ​social linguistics 
D) ​structural linguistics

Question 17

What was the primary problem with the original Arapaho public school language instruction program?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Students were not able to gain linguistic fluency from the classroom. 
B) ​Arapaho elders did not support language training in school. 
C) ​There were various native languages being taught in school and no focus. 
D) ​Not all students attending the school were true Arapaho. 
A) ​Students were not able to gain linguistic fluency from the classroom. 
B) ​Arapaho elders did not support language training in school. 
C) ​There were various native languages being taught in school and no focus. 
D) ​Not all students attending the school were true Arapaho.

Question 18

Nearly 775 million adults worldwide cannot read or write.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Although nonhuman primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Define code switching, and provide an example.​

Accepted Answer

It is the practice of changing

All of the following are reasons that S. Neyooxet Greymorning chose Bambi as a good film to be translated to Arapaho and used as a linguistic tool except:

Individuals in a society vary on how they use language based on all of the following factors except:

Why is it so difficult to determine the origins of language?

Aymara has more than 200 words for potato.

The collection of all observations of a language's morphemes and syntax is its _______________.

Approximately 70 percent of the world's extant languages use the sound pitch of a spoken word to create meaning and are therefore __________.

Why should anthropologists study animal communication? What might we learn about ourselves from observing other animals? Consider nonhuman primates among your responses, specifically citing the work with nonhuman primates.

Being able to refer to events that occurred at another time and in another place is called:

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of the Internet?

Technically, all dialects are:

How have forces such as colonialism affected the survival of indigenous languages?

Nonverbal communication and paralanguage are two components of:

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from another person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

When a researcher unravels a language by recording, describing, and analyzing all of its features, it is called __________.

Dialects cannot technically be distinguished from languages.

The study of the relationship between language and society is called:

What was the primary problem with the original Arapaho public school language instruction program?

Nearly 775 million adults worldwide cannot read or write.

Although nonhuman primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.

Define code switching, and provide an example.

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

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Exam 9: Language and Communication

All of the following are reasons that S. Neyooxet Greymorning chose Bambi as a good film to be translated to Arapaho and used as a linguistic tool except:​

Individuals in a society vary on how they use language based on all of the following factors except:

Why is it so difficult to determine the origins of language?​

Aymara has more than 200 words for potato.​

The collection of all observations of a language's morphemes and syntax is its _______________.​

Approximately 70 percent of the world's extant languages use the sound pitch of a spoken word to create meaning and are therefore __________.

Why should anthropologists study animal communication? What might we learn about ourselves from observing other animals? Consider nonhuman primates among your responses, specifically citing the work with nonhuman primates.​

Being able to refer to events that occurred at another time and in another place is called:​

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of the Internet?​

Technically, all dialects are:​

How have forces such as colonialism affected the survival of indigenous languages?​

Nonverbal communication and paralanguage are two components of:​

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from another person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

When a researcher unravels a language by recording, describing, and analyzing all of its features, it is called __________.​

Dialects cannot technically be distinguished from languages.​

The study of the relationship between language and society is called:​

What was the primary problem with the original Arapaho public school language instruction program?​

Nearly 775 million adults worldwide cannot read or write.​

Although nonhuman primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.​

Define code switching, and provide an example.​

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

All of the following are reasons that S. Neyooxet Greymorning chose Bambi as a good film to be translated to Arapaho and used as a linguistic tool except:

Why is it so difficult to determine the origins of language?

Aymara has more than 200 words for potato.

The collection of all observations of a language's morphemes and syntax is its _______________.

Why should anthropologists study animal communication? What might we learn about ourselves from observing other animals? Consider nonhuman primates among your responses, specifically citing the work with nonhuman primates.

Being able to refer to events that occurred at another time and in another place is called:

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of the Internet?

Technically, all dialects are:

How have forces such as colonialism affected the survival of indigenous languages?

Nonverbal communication and paralanguage are two components of:

When a researcher unravels a language by recording, describing, and analyzing all of its features, it is called __________.

Dialects cannot technically be distinguished from languages.

The study of the relationship between language and society is called:

What was the primary problem with the original Arapaho public school language instruction program?

Nearly 775 million adults worldwide cannot read or write.

Although nonhuman primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.

Define code switching, and provide an example.