Exam 9: Language and Communication

Which of the following is not a main branch of linguistics?​

The language family that includes English is approximately how old?​

A sound or gesture that has a natural or self-evident meaning is a _______________.​

The roots of linguistics trace back to:​

In which of the following countries, based on perceived linguistic dominance, would you most expect speakers to not see the need for a second language?​

The use of the French word beignet in English is an example of _________________________.​

All human cultures require language.​

The vocal cords are located within the __________.​

Mandarin Chinese has all of the following contrasting tones except:​

What is an "eyebrow flash"?​

Found within about thirty thirty languages worldwide, this type of speech uses a phonetic emulation of the sounds:​

What does Noam Chomsky mean when he says that language is a dialect without an army?

Accelerated Second Language Acquisition, used as part of the Arapaho language program, uses what innovative technique to aid in language learning and retention?​

All human languages use the same set of sounds.​

When a language family breaks into subgroups, it is called _________________.

Define what anthropologists mean by the term language.​

What kinds of information are transmitted through the gesture-call system?​

In the past, one of the most powerful forces for linguistic change has been:​

The systematic identification and description of the distinctive sounds of a language is called _______________.​

English is part of what subgroup of languages?​