Question 1

Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Kinesics refers to the system of extralinguistic noises that accompany spoken language. 
B) Kinesics research has demonstrated that gender signals communicated through posture are biologically based rather than learned. 
C) Cross-cultural research indicates that the body language used when people are greeting each other is similar all over the world. 
D) All cultures have the same gestures for "yes" and "no." 
E) Anthropologists paid more attention to nonverbal communication prior to the 1950s. 
A) Kinesics refers to the system of extralinguistic noises that accompany spoken language. 
B) Kinesics research has demonstrated that gender signals communicated through posture are biologically based rather than learned. 
C) Cross-cultural research indicates that the body language used when people are greeting each other is similar all over the world. 
D) All cultures have the same gestures for "yes" and "no." 
E) Anthropologists paid more attention to nonverbal communication prior to the 1950s.

Question 2

Why do anthropologists study language?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists study language because i

Question 3

As a way of revitalizing Arapaho,Professor Greymorning did all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) developed an Arapaho-only university. 
B) translated a new dictionary of Arapaho. 
C) translated the Disney film Bambi into Arapaho. 
D) developed a new methodology of language acquisition. 
E) modeled teaching Arapaho through new methodology. 
A) developed an Arapaho-only university. 
B) translated a new dictionary of Arapaho. 
C) translated the Disney film Bambi into Arapaho. 
D) developed a new methodology of language acquisition. 
E) modeled teaching Arapaho through new methodology.

Question 4

The central and most highly developed human system of communication is:

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A) kinesics. 
B) proxemics. 
C) body language. 
D) pheromones. 
E) language. 
A) kinesics. 
B) proxemics. 
C) body language. 
D) pheromones. 
E) language.

Question 5

Most of the alphabets in use today descended from the:

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A) Egyptians. 
B) Greeks. 
C) Phoenicians. 
D) Romans. 
E) Anglo Saxons. 
A) Egyptians. 
B) Greeks. 
C) Phoenicians. 
D) Romans. 
E) Anglo Saxons.

Question 6

The study of nonverbal signals is called proxemics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called:

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes. 
B) kinesics. 
C) vocalizations. 
D) substitution frames. 
E) syntax. 
A) phonemes. 
B) kinesics. 
C) vocalizations. 
D) substitution frames. 
E) syntax.

Question 8

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is called:

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A) descriptive linguistics. 
B) historical linguistics. 
C) language subgroups. 
D) linguistic divergence. 
E) linguistic nationalism. 
A) descriptive linguistics. 
B) historical linguistics. 
C) language subgroups. 
D) linguistic divergence. 
E) linguistic nationalism.

Question 9

Phonology is the:

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A) modern scientific study of all aspects of language. 
B) systematic identification and description of distinctive speech sounds in a language. 
C) study of language sounds. 
D) study of the patterns and rules by which words are arranged. 
E) the entire formal structure of a language,including morphology and syntax. 
A) modern scientific study of all aspects of language. 
B) systematic identification and description of distinctive speech sounds in a language. 
C) study of language sounds. 
D) study of the patterns and rules by which words are arranged. 
E) the entire formal structure of a language,including morphology and syntax.

Question 10

Over the past 500 years,about half of the world's 12,000 languages have become extinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define sociolinguistics,and give an example of this specialty.

Accepted Answer

Sociolinguistics is the study of the rel

Question 12

A language family is a group of languages:

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A) that all have the same core vocabulary. 
B) that are subordinate to a dominant language. 
C) that all have the same syntax. 
D) that use the same number of sounds. 
E) that are descended from a single ancestral language. 
A) that all have the same core vocabulary. 
B) that are subordinate to a dominant language. 
C) that all have the same syntax. 
D) that use the same number of sounds. 
E) that are descended from a single ancestral language.

Question 13

What is code switching? Give an example from your own life to illustrate this concept.

Accepted Answer

Code switching is the practice of altern

Question 14

Edward Hall designated four categories of proxemically relevant spaces.Which of the following is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Intimate (0-18 inches) 
B) Social-consultative (4-12 feet) 
C) Conventional (7-10 feet) 
D) Public distance (12 feet and beyond) 
E) Personal-casual (1.5‐4 feet) 
A) Intimate (0-18 inches) 
B) Social-consultative (4-12 feet) 
C) Conventional (7-10 feet) 
D) Public distance (12 feet and beyond) 
E) Personal-casual (1.5‐4 feet)

Question 15

Which of the following is not a signal?

Accepted Answer

A) Coughs from cold 
B) Winking from pleasure 
C) Screams from fear 
D) Crying from sadness 
E) Sneezing from sickness 
A) Coughs from cold 
B) Winking from pleasure 
C) Screams from fear 
D) Crying from sadness 
E) Sneezing from sickness

Question 16

Although thousands of languages have existed in only spoken form,many have long been documented in one form of writing or another.Discuss the emergence and development of writing systems.

Accepted Answer

The emergence and development of writing

Question 17

Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and the cultural setting in which it is used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is paralanguage? Discuss and provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Paralanguage refers to the non-verbal el

Question 19

Which of the following are of greatest importance in human speech?

Accepted Answer

A) Mouth palate and trachea 
B) Epiglottis and mouth palate 
C) Trachea and larynx 
D) Epiglottis and trachea 
E) Larynx and epiglottis 
A) Mouth palate and trachea 
B) Epiglottis and mouth palate 
C) Trachea and larynx 
D) Epiglottis and trachea 
E) Larynx and epiglottis

Question 20

The number of mobile cellular users worldwide in early 2016 is nearly:

Accepted Answer

A) 1.5 billion. 
B) 2.4 billion. 
C) 5.7 billion. 
D) 700 million. 
E) 3.8 billion. 
A) 1.5 billion. 
B) 2.4 billion. 
C) 5.7 billion. 
D) 700 million. 
E) 3.8 billion.

Exam 15: Language and Communication

Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?

Why do anthropologists study language?

As a way of revitalizing Arapaho,Professor Greymorning did all of the following except:

The central and most highly developed human system of communication is:

Most of the alphabets in use today descended from the:

The study of nonverbal signals is called proxemics.

Paralanguage includes not only the way that people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises called:

The development of different languages from a single ancestral language is called:

Phonology is the:

Over the past 500 years,about half of the world's 12,000 languages have become extinct.

Define sociolinguistics,and give an example of this specialty.

A language family is a group of languages:

What is code switching? Give an example from your own life to illustrate this concept.

Edward Hall designated four categories of proxemically relevant spaces.Which of the following is incorrect?

Which of the following is not a signal?

Although thousands of languages have existed in only spoken form,many have long been documented in one form of writing or another.Discuss the emergence and development of writing systems.

Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and the cultural setting in which it is used.

What is paralanguage? Discuss and provide examples.

Which of the following are of greatest importance in human speech?

The number of mobile cellular users worldwide in early 2016 is nearly:

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