Question 1

Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight changes in color.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Sociolinguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Historical linguists use linguistic similarities and differences in the world today to study long-term changes in language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What term refers to the existence of "high" and "low" dialects within a single language?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantics 
B)  lexicon 
C)  kinesics 
D)  diglossia 
E)  displacement 
A)  semantics 
B)  lexicon 
C)  kinesics 
D)  diglossia 
E)  displacement

Question 5

Sapir and Whorf argued that the grammatical categories of different languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. However, studies on the differences between female and male Americans with regard to the color terms they use suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  women spend more money on status goods than do men. 
B)  changes in the U.S. economy, society, and culture had no impact on the use of color terms, or on any other terms for that matter. 
C)  in support of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, different languages produce different ways of thinking. 
D)  women and men are equally sensitive to the marketing tactics of the cosmetic industry. 
E)  it might be more reasonable to say that changes in culture produce changes in language and thought, rather than the reverse. 
A)  women spend more money on status goods than do men. 
B)  changes in the U.S. economy, society, and culture had no impact on the use of color terms, or on any other terms for that matter. 
C)  in support of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, different languages produce different ways of thinking. 
D)  women and men are equally sensitive to the marketing tactics of the cosmetic industry. 
E)  it might be more reasonable to say that changes in culture produce changes in language and thought, rather than the reverse.

Question 6

Romance languages like French and Spanish are daughter languages of Latin, which is their common

Accepted Answer

A)  focal vocabulary. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  protolanguage. 
D)  diglossia. 
E)  call system. 
A)  focal vocabulary. 
B)  syntax. 
C)  protolanguage. 
D)  diglossia. 
E)  call system.

Question 7

A sociolinguist studies

Accepted Answer

A)  the universal grammar of language. 
B)  linguistic competence. 
C)  cross-cultural comparisons of phonemic distinctions. 
D)  the interaction of history and sociology. 
E)  speech in its social context. 
A)  the universal grammar of language. 
B)  linguistic competence. 
C)  cross-cultural comparisons of phonemic distinctions. 
D)  the interaction of history and sociology. 
E)  speech in its social context.

Question 8

Linguistic productivity refers to the fixed linguistic structures that prevent the creation of new expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Research on the communication skills of nonhuman primates reveals their inability to refer to objects that are not immediately present in their environment, such as food and danger. The ability to describe things and events that are not present is called

Accepted Answer

A)  productivity. 
B)  cultural transmission. 
C)  linguistic imagination. 
D)  phonology. 
E)  displacement. 
A)  productivity. 
B)  cultural transmission. 
C)  linguistic imagination. 
D)  phonology. 
E)  displacement.

Question 10

________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spatial vocabulary 
B)  Focal vocabulary 
C)  Syntactical vocabulary 
D)  Vernacular vocabulary 
E)  Temporal vocabulary 
A)  Spatial vocabulary 
B)  Focal vocabulary 
C)  Syntactical vocabulary 
D)  Vernacular vocabulary 
E)  Temporal vocabulary

Question 11

Linguistic anthropologists also are interested in investigating the structure of language and how it varies across time and space. What is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words?

Accepted Answer

A)  morphology 
B)  syntax 
C)  grammar 
D)  lexicon 
E)  phonology 
A)  morphology 
B)  syntax 
C)  grammar 
D)  lexicon 
E)  phonology

Question 12

What term refers to languages that have descended from the same ancestral language?

Accepted Answer

A)  F2 languages 
B)  daughter languages 
C)  protolanguages 
D)  sibling languages 
E)  brother languages 
A)  F2 languages 
B)  daughter languages 
C)  protolanguages 
D)  sibling languages 
E)  brother languages

Question 13

All human nonverbal communication is instinctive, not influenced by cultural factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Creole languages are commonly found in regions where different linguistic groups come into contact with one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Animal call systems exhibit linguistic productivity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements about sociolinguists is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more interested in the rules that govern language than the actual use of language in everyday life. 
B)  They look at society and at language. 
C)  They are concerned with linguistic change. 
D)  They are concerned more with performance than with competence. 
E)  They focus on surface structure. 
A)  They are more interested in the rules that govern language than the actual use of language in everyday life. 
B)  They look at society and at language. 
C)  They are concerned with linguistic change. 
D)  They are concerned more with performance than with competence. 
E)  They focus on surface structure.

Question 17

What are phonemes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rules by which deep structure is translated into surface structure 
B)  the minimal sound contrasts that distinguish meaning in a language 
C)  electromagnetic signals that carry messages between speakers in a telephone conversation 
D)  syntactical structures that distinguish passive constructions from active ones 
E)  regional differences in dialect 
A)  the rules by which deep structure is translated into surface structure 
B)  the minimal sound contrasts that distinguish meaning in a language 
C)  electromagnetic signals that carry messages between speakers in a telephone conversation 
D)  syntactical structures that distinguish passive constructions from active ones 
E)  regional differences in dialect

Question 18

Language and communication involve much more than just verbal speech. The study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and facial expressions is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  biosemantics. 
B)  diglossia. 
C)  protolinguistics. 
D)  kinesics. 
E)  linguistic physiology. 
A)  biosemantics. 
B)  diglossia. 
C)  protolinguistics. 
D)  kinesics. 
E)  linguistic physiology.

Question 19

Which of the following was studied by Sapir and Whorf?

Accepted Answer

A)  the interaction of thought and surface structure 
B)  the influence of deep structure on surface structure 
C)  the influence of deep structure on semantic domains 
D)  the influence of culture on language 
E)  the influence of language on thought 
A)  the interaction of thought and surface structure 
B)  the influence of deep structure on surface structure 
C)  the influence of deep structure on semantic domains 
D)  the influence of culture on language 
E)  the influence of language on thought

Question 20

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is an incomplete linguistic system that is able only to express thoughts and ideas related to life in inner-city communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight changes in color.

Sociolinguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

Historical linguists use linguistic similarities and differences in the world today to study long-term changes in language.

What term refers to the existence of "high" and "low" dialects within a single language?

Sapir and Whorf argued that the grammatical categories of different languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. However, studies on the differences between female and male Americans with regard to the color terms they use suggest that

Romance languages like French and Spanish are daughter languages of Latin, which is their common

A sociolinguist studies

Linguistic productivity refers to the fixed linguistic structures that prevent the creation of new expressions.

Research on the communication skills of nonhuman primates reveals their inability to refer to objects that are not immediately present in their environment, such as food and danger. The ability to describe things and events that are not present is called

________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Linguistic anthropologists also are interested in investigating the structure of language and how it varies across time and space. What is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words?

What term refers to languages that have descended from the same ancestral language?

All human nonverbal communication is instinctive, not influenced by cultural factors.

Creole languages are commonly found in regions where different linguistic groups come into contact with one another.

Animal call systems exhibit linguistic productivity.

Which of the following statements about sociolinguists is FALSE?

What are phonemes?

Language and communication involve much more than just verbal speech. The study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and facial expressions is known as

Which of the following was studied by Sapir and Whorf?

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is an incomplete linguistic system that is able only to express thoughts and ideas related to life in inner-city communities.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 10: Language and Communication

Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight changes in color.

Sociolinguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

Historical linguists use linguistic similarities and differences in the world today to study long-term changes in language.

What term refers to the existence of "high" and "low" dialects within a single language?

Sapir and Whorf argued that the grammatical categories of different languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. However, studies on the differences between female and male Americans with regard to the color terms they use suggest that

Romance languages like French and Spanish are daughter languages of Latin, which is their common

A sociolinguist studies

Linguistic productivity refers to the fixed linguistic structures that prevent the creation of new expressions.

Research on the communication skills of nonhuman primates reveals their inability to refer to objects that are not immediately present in their environment, such as food and danger. The ability to describe things and events that are not present is called

________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Linguistic anthropologists also are interested in investigating the structure of language and how it varies across time and space. What is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words?

What term refers to languages that have descended from the same ancestral language?

All human nonverbal communication is instinctive, not influenced by cultural factors.

Creole languages are commonly found in regions where different linguistic groups come into contact with one another.

Animal call systems exhibit linguistic productivity.

Which of the following statements about sociolinguists is FALSE?

What are phonemes?

Language and communication involve much more than just verbal speech. The study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and facial expressions is known as

Which of the following was studied by Sapir and Whorf?

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is an incomplete linguistic system that is able only to express thoughts and ideas related to life in inner-city communities.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters