Question 1

All languages employ the same obligatory categories or grammatical categories that must be expressed in speaking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Consider the following KiSwahili data:   Using these data, how would you translate the KiSwahili word ninakuona into English?

Accepted Answer

A) You see me. 
B) You saw me. 
C) I see you. 
D) I will see you. 
A) You see me. 
B) You saw me. 
C) I see you. 
D) I will see you.

Question 3

Using a set of substitution frames, illustrate the difference between the two possible meanings of the ambiguous sentence "Kids make great snacks."

Accepted Answer

Sure! Here are two substitution frames t

Question 4

For the anthropologist, who needs to learn and use a language in the field, the most useful approach to language learning is

Accepted Answer

A) generative grammar. 
B) descriptive grammar. 
C) introspecti ve research . 
D) Chomsky's language acquisition device. 
A) generative grammar. 
B) descriptive grammar. 
C) introspecti ve research . 
D) Chomsky's language acquisition device.

Question 5

The process of creating new words from existing words (e.g., creating verbs from nouns)by affixation is called

Accepted Answer

A) morphing. 
B) inflection. 
C) hierarchy. 
D) derivation. 
A) morphing. 
B) inflection. 
C) hierarchy. 
D) derivation.

Question 6

Grammars that describe the structure and patterning of languages on their own terms are called

Accepted Answer

A) generative grammars. 
B) prescriptive grammars. 
C) descriptive grammars. 
D) discursive grammars. 
A) generative grammars. 
B) prescriptive grammars. 
C) descriptive grammars. 
D) discursive grammars.

Question 7

The analysis of words and how they are structured is called

Accepted Answer

A) phonology. 
B) morphology. 
C) morphemes. 
D) phonemes. 
A) phonology. 
B) morphology. 
C) morphemes. 
D) phonemes.

Question 8

There are two parts to morphological analysis. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A) identifying morphemes and analyzing the way they are arranged in words 
B) identifying morphemes and analyzing their phonological components 
C) identifying morphemes and analyzing their allophones 
D) analyzing the way morphemes are arranged in words and sentences 
A) identifying morphemes and analyzing the way they are arranged in words 
B) identifying morphemes and analyzing their phonological components 
C) identifying morphemes and analyzing their allophones 
D) analyzing the way morphemes are arranged in words and sentences

Question 9

An affix that is inserted into the middle of a root is called

Accepted Answer

A) a suffix. 
B) a prefix. 
C) a circumfix. 
D) an infix. 
A) a suffix. 
B) a prefix. 
C) a circumfix. 
D) an infix.

Question 10

The type of tree diagram associated with generative grammar is ideal for

Accepted Answer

A) illustrating the contrasting meanings of an ambiguous sentence. 
B) helping students become proficient communicators in a new language. 
C) proving the existence of a language acquisition device. 
D) supporting the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. 
A) illustrating the contrasting meanings of an ambiguous sentence. 
B) helping students become proficient communicators in a new language. 
C) proving the existence of a language acquisition device. 
D) supporting the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Question 11

Linguistic anthropologists use _________ to identify categories of words in a language.

Accepted Answer

A) competence and performance 
B) determinism and relativity 
C) substitution frames 
D) universal underlying sentence types 
A) competence and performance 
B) determinism and relativity 
C) substitution frames 
D) universal underlying sentence types

Question 12

Describe an obligatory category in English.

Accepted Answer

An obligatory category in English refers

Question 13

How many English morphemes are there in the English word lawnmower ?

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) one 
C) three 
D) eight 
A) two 
B) one 
C) three 
D) eight

All languages employ the same obligatory categories or grammatical categories that must be expressed in speaking.

Consider the following KiSwahili data: Using these data, how would you translate the KiSwahili word ninakuona into English?

Using a set of substitution frames, illustrate the difference between the two possible meanings of the ambiguous sentence "Kids make great snacks."

For the anthropologist, who needs to learn and use a language in the field, the most useful approach to language learning is

The process of creating new words from existing words (e.g., creating verbs from nouns)by affixation is called

Grammars that describe the structure and patterning of languages on their own terms are called

The analysis of words and how they are structured is called

There are two parts to morphological analysis. What are they?

An affix that is inserted into the middle of a root is called

The type of tree diagram associated with generative grammar is ideal for

Linguistic anthropologists use _________ to identify categories of words in a language.

Describe an obligatory category in English.

How many English morphemes are there in the English word lawnmower ?

Linguistic Anthropology

Language and Culture

The Sounds of Language

Silent Languages

Language in Action

Writing and Literacy

How and When Is Language Possible

Change and Choice

Doing Linguistic Anthropology

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Exam 4: Words and Sentences

All languages employ the same obligatory categories or grammatical categories that must be expressed in speaking.

Consider the following KiSwahili data: Using these data, how would you translate the KiSwahili word ninakuona into English?

Using a set of substitution frames, illustrate the difference between the two possible meanings of the ambiguous sentence "Kids make great snacks."

For the anthropologist, who needs to learn and use a language in the field, the most useful approach to language learning is

The process of creating new words from existing words (e.g., creating verbs from nouns)by affixation is called

Grammars that describe the structure and patterning of languages on their own terms are called

The analysis of words and how they are structured is called

There are two parts to morphological analysis. What are they?

An affix that is inserted into the middle of a root is called

The type of tree diagram associated with generative grammar is ideal for

Linguistic anthropologists use _________ to identify categories of words in a language.

Describe an obligatory category in English.

How many English morphemes are there in the English word lawnmower ?

Linguistic Anthropology

Language and Culture

The Sounds of Language

Silent Languages

Language in Action

Writing and Literacy

How and When Is Language Possible

Change and Choice

Doing Linguistic Anthropology

Filters