Question 1

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Professor Greymorning worked on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming to help revitalize which Native American language?

Accepted Answer

A) Nez Perce 
B) Blackfoot 
C) Arapaho 
D) Zuni 
E) Assiniboine 
A) Nez Perce 
B) Blackfoot 
C) Arapaho 
D) Zuni 
E) Assiniboine

Question 3

What is the origin of the alphabet?

Accepted Answer

The origin of the alphabet can be traced

Question 4

Describe two different types of traditional telecommunication.

Accepted Answer

Two different types of traditional telec

Question 5

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are:

Accepted Answer

A) not there. 
B) visibly there. 
C) in the process of being moved. 
D) both symbolic and realistic. 
E) arbitrary and changing. 
A) not there. 
B) visibly there. 
C) in the process of being moved. 
D) both symbolic and realistic. 
E) arbitrary and changing.

Question 6

While the phonologist is making an inventory of permissible sounds in a language,the__________________is deciphering the groups or combinations of sounds that have meaning,or that are actually used to convey information.

Accepted Answer

A) phoneticist 
B) morphologist 
C) grammaticist 
D) glottochronologist 
E) consultant 
A) phoneticist 
B) morphologist 
C) grammaticist 
D) glottochronologist 
E) consultant

Question 7

How did writing emerge as a system of communication? What impact did this have on our world?

Accepted Answer

Writing emerged as a system of communica

Question 8

How is language linked to gender? Use examples from the text and add some of your own.

Accepted Answer

Language is linked to gender in various

Question 9

Anthropologists believe there is a cultural value in preserving languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Define language.

Accepted Answer

Language is a complex system of communic

Question 11

Is English a tonal language? Describe why or why not.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is English a tonal language? Describe why...

Question 12

All languages recognize a stable set of colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the relationship of body language to understanding a culture and its various beliefs and values.

Accepted Answer

Body language plays a crucial role in un

Question 14

Chantek was able to do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) use deception. 
B) create complex meanings. 
C) communicate through verbal words. 
D) use displaced reference. 
E) use code switching. 
A) use deception. 
B) create complex meanings. 
C) communicate through verbal words. 
D) use displaced reference. 
E) use code switching.

Question 15

Code switching refers to the tendency of people who speak more than one language to confuse which language they are currently speaking in as they converse with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The influence of a person's class status on what pronunciation he/she uses,a speaker's choice of more complicated vocabulary and grammar when he/she is speaking to a professional audience,and the influence of language on culture are all concerns of:

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive linguistics. 
B) historical linguistics. 
C) sociolinguistics. 
D) linguistic nationalism. 
E) displacement. 
A) descriptive linguistics. 
B) historical linguistics. 
C) sociolinguistics. 
D) linguistic nationalism. 
E) displacement.

Question 17

Why may the distinction between language and dialect be difficult? Give some examples.

Accepted Answer

The distinction between language and dia

Question 18

What does the Chantek Project illustrate about language?

Accepted Answer

The Chantek Project illustrates several

Question 19

English is a tonal language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When did Europeans begin to study language?

Accepted Answer

The study of language by Europeans can b

Exam 15: Language and Communication

The mobile phone is a fast method of communicating,even in remote rural areas of the world.

Professor Greymorning worked on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming to help revitalize which Native American language?

What is the origin of the alphabet?

Describe two different types of traditional telecommunication.

Displacement refers to the concept of being able to refer to things that are:

While the phonologist is making an inventory of permissible sounds in a language,the__________________is deciphering the groups or combinations of sounds that have meaning,or that are actually used to convey information.

How did writing emerge as a system of communication? What impact did this have on our world?

How is language linked to gender? Use examples from the text and add some of your own.

Anthropologists believe there is a cultural value in preserving languages.

Define language.

Is English a tonal language? Describe why or why not.

All languages recognize a stable set of colors.

Discuss the relationship of body language to understanding a culture and its various beliefs and values.

Chantek was able to do all of the following except:

Code switching refers to the tendency of people who speak more than one language to confuse which language they are currently speaking in as they converse with others.

The influence of a person's class status on what pronunciation he/she uses,a speaker's choice of more complicated vocabulary and grammar when he/she is speaking to a professional audience,and the influence of language on culture are all concerns of:

Why may the distinction between language and dialect be difficult? Give some examples.

What does the Chantek Project illustrate about language?

English is a tonal language.

When did Europeans begin to study language?

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