Question 1

What percent of all messages sent and received is believed to be nonverbal?

Accepted Answer

A)  100% 
B)  80% 
C)  70% 
D)  50% 
E)  25% 
A)  100% 
B)  80% 
C)  70% 
D)  50% 
E)  25%

Question 2

An example of a free morpheme is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  -ly 
B)  co- 
C)  car 
D)  -ist 
E)  -s (plural marker) 
A)  -ly 
B)  co- 
C)  car 
D)  -ist 
E)  -s (plural marker)

Question 3

A protolanguage is an ancestral language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Japanese do not use silence as a way of communicating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The incidence of dialects is increasing in the U.S.today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is linguistic nationalism? Should the United States encourage the use of minority languages? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Linguistic nationalism is the belief tha

Question 7

Syntax is the set of principles guiding how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the United States approximately 60% of the adult population has a functional knowledge of a second language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Define a language family.

Accepted Answer

It is composed of al

Question 10

Long-distance truck drivers have developed a specialized vocabulary.This is a form of:

Accepted Answer

A)  diglossia. 
B)  code switching. 
C)  dialects. 
D)  cultural emphasis. 
E)  arbitrary nature of language. 
A)  diglossia. 
B)  code switching. 
C)  dialects. 
D)  cultural emphasis. 
E)  arbitrary nature of language.

Question 11

Bowing in Japan signals both the beginning and end of a conversation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which statement about language reflecting a culture's basic values is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individualism is reflected in English spoken in the United States. 
B)  A concern for the group and conformity is a major aspect of English. 
C)  No language communicates its values. Language is only a symbol system. 
D)  The English language and Japanese language carry the same cultural value system. 
E)  English values supporting individualism are changing and the language reflects this. 
A)  Individualism is reflected in English spoken in the United States. 
B)  A concern for the group and conformity is a major aspect of English. 
C)  No language communicates its values. Language is only a symbol system. 
D)  The English language and Japanese language carry the same cultural value system. 
E)  English values supporting individualism are changing and the language reflects this.

Question 13

Cultural emphasis refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the major nonverbal forms of communication in a society. 
B)  the favorite forms of argument in a society. 
C)  the one language most members of society learn better than any other. 
D)  the group of words in a language that are considered more adaptively important in that culture. 
E)  certain types of words that are found repeatedly in different languages, such as "mama." 
A)  the major nonverbal forms of communication in a society. 
B)  the favorite forms of argument in a society. 
C)  the one language most members of society learn better than any other. 
D)  the group of words in a language that are considered more adaptively important in that culture. 
E)  certain types of words that are found repeatedly in different languages, such as "mama."

Question 14

On what aspect of language do sociolinguists concentrate?

Accepted Answer

They focus on variat

Question 15

Which statement is not true about the new communications technology of the 21ˢᵗ century?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are space limitations that will ultimately restrain the development of new technologies. 
B)  New technology has exploded in the last several decades. 
C)  Networking websites such as Facebook, cell phones, and blogs are changing many aspects of the social structure. 
D)  Cell phones are now used for sending "disinformation." 
E)  Cell phones are used to avoid social contact in some areas. 
A)  There are space limitations that will ultimately restrain the development of new technologies. 
B)  New technology has exploded in the last several decades. 
C)  Networking websites such as Facebook, cell phones, and blogs are changing many aspects of the social structure. 
D)  Cell phones are now used for sending "disinformation." 
E)  Cell phones are used to avoid social contact in some areas.

Question 16

Which of the following is the best example of a synchronic study of language?

Accepted Answer

A)  How greetings have changed in English during the past 200 years 
B)  Analyzing the word origins of "percussion" 
C)  Interpreting the colonialist legacy in the Swahili language 
D)  Separating out English words that have been borrowed from other languages 
E)  Comparative analysis of conjunctions in English and Spanish 
A)  How greetings have changed in English during the past 200 years 
B)  Analyzing the word origins of "percussion" 
C)  Interpreting the colonialist legacy in the Swahili language 
D)  Separating out English words that have been borrowed from other languages 
E)  Comparative analysis of conjunctions in English and Spanish

Question 17

Why has the number of Russian speakers declined so rapidly during the last few decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  There has been a significant decline in reproductive rates in Russian countries and there are fewer and fewer people to speak the language. 
B)  So many Russians have emigrated from their homeland that there is very little linguistic basis for the population today. 
C)  After the break-up of the Soviet Union, many countries have chosen to substitute their own indigenous languages and replace Russian. 
D)  Russians are very protective of their language and will not allow other countries to use it. 
E)  Russian is a difficult language and few people are able to learn it. 
A)  There has been a significant decline in reproductive rates in Russian countries and there are fewer and fewer people to speak the language. 
B)  So many Russians have emigrated from their homeland that there is very little linguistic basis for the population today. 
C)  After the break-up of the Soviet Union, many countries have chosen to substitute their own indigenous languages and replace Russian. 
D)  Russians are very protective of their language and will not allow other countries to use it. 
E)  Russian is a difficult language and few people are able to learn it.

Question 18

The approximate number of discrete languages that exist in the world today is:

Accepted Answer

A)  100. 
B)  550. 
C)  1400. 
D)  6000. 
E)  10,000. 
A)  100. 
B)  550. 
C)  1400. 
D)  6000. 
E)  10,000.

Question 19

Why has the Hugo Chavez government proposed to limit baby names to a list of 100 approved names?

Accepted Answer

They believe it will protect a

Question 20

What is displacement?

Accepted Answer

Displacement is the capacity o

What percent of all messages sent and received is believed to be nonverbal?

An example of a free morpheme is __________.

A protolanguage is an ancestral language.

The Japanese do not use silence as a way of communicating.

The incidence of dialects is increasing in the U.S.today.

What is linguistic nationalism? Should the United States encourage the use of minority languages? Why or why not?

Syntax is the set of principles guiding how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.

In the United States approximately 60% of the adult population has a functional knowledge of a second language.

Define a language family.

Long-distance truck drivers have developed a specialized vocabulary.This is a form of:

Bowing in Japan signals both the beginning and end of a conversation.

Which statement about language reflecting a culture's basic values is true?

Cultural emphasis refers to:

On what aspect of language do sociolinguists concentrate?

Which statement is not true about the new communications technology of the 21ˢᵗ century?

Which of the following is the best example of a synchronic study of language?

Why has the number of Russian speakers declined so rapidly during the last few decades?

The approximate number of discrete languages that exist in the world today is:

Why has the Hugo Chavez government proposed to limit baby names to a list of 100 approved names?

What is displacement?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters

Exam 6: Language and Communication

What percent of all messages sent and received is believed to be nonverbal?

An example of a free morpheme is __________.

A protolanguage is an ancestral language.

The Japanese do not use silence as a way of communicating.

The incidence of dialects is increasing in the U.S.today.

What is linguistic nationalism? Should the United States encourage the use of minority languages? Why or why not?

Syntax is the set of principles guiding how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.

In the United States approximately 60% of the adult population has a functional knowledge of a second language.

Define a language family.

Long-distance truck drivers have developed a specialized vocabulary.This is a form of:

Bowing in Japan signals both the beginning and end of a conversation.

Which statement about language reflecting a culture's basic values is true?

Cultural emphasis refers to:

On what aspect of language do sociolinguists concentrate?

Which statement is not true about the new communications technology of the 21ˢᵗ century?

Which of the following is the best example of a synchronic study of language?

Why has the number of Russian speakers declined so rapidly during the last few decades?

The approximate number of discrete languages that exist in the world today is:

Why has the Hugo Chavez government proposed to limit baby names to a list of 100 approved names?

What is displacement?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters