Exam 6: Language and Communication

Technology basically presents us with an unlimited possibility of communication.How do you think new technological systems improve and also disrupt the basic human form of communication? Consider verbal and nonverbal communication.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argues that language:

A major limitation to the development of language among gorillas and chimps is physical because they do not possess the vocal equipment for speech.

An example of a bound morpheme is __________.

Displacement is a unique attribute of human language.

How does the lack of large-scale bilingual and multilingualism in the U.S.negatively impact us?

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis argues that language is more than just communication.

What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis? How is it supported and how is it contradicted?

Which statement about communication among nonhuman primates is false?

Hawaiian is being spoken much more on the island today,but it is not the official state language.

Opponents of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue that:

How does vocabulary relate to cultural adaptations? When are precise vocabularies needed?

All of the following are reasons for the decline of dialects recently in the U.S.except:

Diglossia refers to:

Sociolinguists:

What are the three unique attributes of human language?

Describe how a culture's values are reflected in its language.Be specific.

Black English Vernacular (BEV):

When Tanzania became independent in the 1960s,there were some 120 mutually unintelligible languages spoken there.How did Tanzania address this challenge?

The word "hats":