Question 1

When linguistic anthropologists search for minimal pairs owords from informants, they are moslikely to be looking for

Accepted Answer

A) morphemes. 
B) metaphors. 
C) phonemes. 
D) sociolinguistic rules. 
A) morphemes. 
B) metaphors. 
C) phonemes. 
D) sociolinguistic rules.

Question 2

Things other than vocal sounds thacan stand for other things are parolanguage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Tiv felthaLaertes bewitched his sister, Ophelia, so thahe could sell her body to raise money to repay gambling debts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The behavior thaproduces vocal sounds is called

Accepted Answer

A) semantics. 
B) language. 
C) speech. 
D) phonology. 
A) semantics. 
B) language. 
C) speech. 
D) phonology.

Question 5

In "The Military Name Game," Boxer notes thathe name for U.S.operations in Afghanistan, "Infinite Justice," was dropped because

Accepted Answer

A) the term, "justice," implied a legal rationale for pursuing the conflict and there was none. 
B) the phrase was too general and meaningless. 
C) the Council on American-Islamic Relations felt it implied a godly role for the U.S. 
D) the phrase angered the U.S.'s Arab allies. 
A) the term, "justice," implied a legal rationale for pursuing the conflict and there was none. 
B) the phrase was too general and meaningless. 
C) the Council on American-Islamic Relations felt it implied a godly role for the U.S. 
D) the phrase angered the U.S.'s Arab allies.

Question 6

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen claims thamen's failure to ask for directions is a serious flaw in communications between the sexes in the workplace and should be changed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thain the workplace

Accepted Answer

A) men often refrain from asking for directions while women often seek to create the appearance of equality in a conversation. 
B) gender does not affect talking styles. 
C) women seek a one up position in conversation whereas men diffuse speech domination by joking about it. 
D) men are more likely than women to ask for directions. 
A) men often refrain from asking for directions while women often seek to create the appearance of equality in a conversation. 
B) gender does not affect talking styles. 
C) women seek a one up position in conversation whereas men diffuse speech domination by joking about it. 
D) men are more likely than women to ask for directions.

Question 8

The Tiv approved oHamlet's mother's marriage to her husband's brother within a month oher husband's death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Tiv lack a concepfor whaEuropeans call a ghost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," speaking styles are ritualized forms overbal interaction thaoften differ between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Bohannan, the Tiv approved of

Accepted Answer

A) Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother. 
B) Hamlet's desire to kill Polonius. 
C) Ophelia's attraction to Polonius. 
D) Hamlet's mother's hasty marriage to her dead husband's brother. 
A) Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother. 
B) Hamlet's desire to kill Polonius. 
C) Ophelia's attraction to Polonius. 
D) Hamlet's mother's hasty marriage to her dead husband's brother.

Question 12

The Tiv feliwas a good omen for Hamlet's father's ghosto return and talk with Hamlet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People can communicate using nonlinguistic sym?bols.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thaone negative consequence for women who ask questions is thathey may seem

Accepted Answer

A) uninformed and less intelligent. 
B) uninterested in the subject matter. 
C) less politically savvy. 
D) unwilling to learn. 
A) uninformed and less intelligent. 
B) uninterested in the subject matter. 
C) less politically savvy. 
D) unwilling to learn.

Question 15

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thamospeople blame misunderstandings on the ambivalence owords used by men and women when they talk awork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Phonology consists othe categories and rules for forming symbols thaengage which othe channels available to humans for communication?

Accepted Answer

A) sight 
B) touch 
C) taste 
D) sound 
A) sight 
B) touch 
C) taste 
D) sound

Question 17

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game," despite every efforto make them benign, mosrecenattempts anaming military operations manage to offend someone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game," the firsname given to U.S.operations in Afghanistan was

Accepted Answer

A) Desert Storm. 
B) Mountain Shield. 
C) Enduring Freedom. 
D) Infinite Justice. 
A) Desert Storm. 
B) Mountain Shield. 
C) Enduring Freedom. 
D) Infinite Justice.

Question 19

When the Tiv informed Laura Bohannan thashe musbe wrong abouHamlet's father's ghosbecause the dead cannotalk, they displayed whaanthropologists call

Accepted Answer

A) culture shock. 
B) naive realism. 
C) tacit culture. 
D) cross?cultural solidarity. 
A) culture shock. 
B) naive realism. 
C) tacit culture. 
D) cross?cultural solidarity.

Question 20

In her article, "Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan shows that

Accepted Answer

A) the story of Hamlet does not retain its original meaning when told to a Tiv audience. 
B) the story of Hamlet retains Shakespeare's meaning for both the English and the Tiv. 
C) the Tiv misunderstood why Hamlet's father's ghost would seek revenge. 
D) the Tiv were shocked by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to his uncle. 
A) the story of Hamlet does not retain its original meaning when told to a Tiv audience. 
B) the story of Hamlet retains Shakespeare's meaning for both the English and the Tiv. 
C) the Tiv misunderstood why Hamlet's father's ghost would seek revenge. 
D) the Tiv were shocked by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to his uncle.

When linguistic anthropologists search for minimal pairs owords from informants, they are moslikely to be looking for

Things other than vocal sounds thacan stand for other things are parolanguage.

The Tiv felthaLaertes bewitched his sister, Ophelia, so thahe could sell her body to raise money to repay gambling debts.

The behavior thaproduces vocal sounds is called

In "The Military Name Game," Boxer notes thathe name for U.S.operations in Afghanistan, "Infinite Justice," was dropped because

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen claims thamen's failure to ask for directions is a serious flaw in communications between the sexes in the workplace and should be changed.

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thain the workplace

The Tiv approved oHamlet's mother's marriage to her husband's brother within a month oher husband's death.

The Tiv lack a concepfor whaEuropeans call a ghost.

According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," speaking styles are ritualized forms overbal interaction thaoften differ between men and women.

According to Bohannan, the Tiv approved of

The Tiv feliwas a good omen for Hamlet's father's ghosto return and talk with Hamlet.

People can communicate using nonlinguistic sym?bols.

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thaone negative consequence for women who ask questions is thathey may seem

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thamospeople blame misunderstandings on the ambivalence owords used by men and women when they talk awork.

Phonology consists othe categories and rules for forming symbols thaengage which othe channels available to humans for communication?

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game," despite every efforto make them benign, mosrecenattempts anaming military operations manage to offend someone.

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game," the firsname given to U.S.operations in Afghanistan was

When the Tiv informed Laura Bohannan thashe musbe wrong abouHamlet's father's ghosbecause the dead cannotalk, they displayed whaanthropologists call

In her article, "Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan shows that

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When linguistic anthropologists search for minimal pairs owords from informants, they are moslikely to be looking for

Things other than vocal sounds thacan stand for other things are parolanguage.

The Tiv felthaLaertes bewitched his sister, Ophelia, so thahe could sell her body to raise money to repay gambling debts.

The behavior thaproduces vocal sounds is called

In "The Military Name Game," Boxer notes thathe name for U.S.operations in Afghanistan, "Infinite Justice," was dropped because

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen claims thamen's failure to ask for directions is a serious flaw in communications between the sexes in the workplace and should be changed.

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thain the workplace

The Tiv approved oHamlet's mother's marriage to her husband's brother within a month oher husband's death.

The Tiv lack a concepfor whaEuropeans call a ghost.

According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," speaking styles are ritualized forms overbal interaction thaoften differ between men and women.

According to Bohannan, the Tiv approved of

The Tiv feliwas a good omen for Hamlet's father's ghosto return and talk with Hamlet.

People can communicate using nonlinguistic sym?bols.

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thaone negative consequence for women who ask questions is thathey may seem

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues thamospeople blame misunderstandings on the ambivalence owords used by men and women when they talk awork.

Phonology consists othe categories and rules for forming symbols thaengage which othe channels available to humans for communication?

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game," despite every efforto make them benign, mosrecenattempts anaming military operations manage to offend someone.

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game," the firsname given to U.S.operations in Afghanistan was

When the Tiv informed Laura Bohannan thashe musbe wrong abouHamlet's father's ghosbecause the dead cannotalk, they displayed whaanthropologists call

In her article, "Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan shows that

Culture and Ethnography

Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, Magic, and Worldview

Globalization

Using and Doing Anthropology

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