Question 1

What is the term for the study of abstract rules that guide the sound patterns of a language?

Accepted Answer

A)  phonetics 
B)  phonology 
C)  syntax 
D)  morphology 
A)  phonetics 
B)  phonology 
C)  syntax 
D)  morphology B

Question 2

What did Asen Balikci's Netsilik Inuit film series show?

Accepted Answer

A)  It showed modernized Netsilik hunting techniques. 
B)  It showed simple people living happy lives. 
C)  It showed the ongoing creativity and adaptability of Inuit life. 
D)  It showed a "whitewashed" picture to mask the suffering of the Netsilik. 
A)  It showed modernized Netsilik hunting techniques. 
B)  It showed simple people living happy lives. 
C)  It showed the ongoing creativity and adaptability of Inuit life. 
D)  It showed a "whitewashed" picture to mask the suffering of the Netsilik. C

Question 3

Language is not just a system;it is a completely symbolic system.There is no necessary connection between a sound (word)and the concept signified;different languages have different words for the same concepts.This means that the relation is arbitrary and symbolic;each word represents a concept.What is the term that refers to this concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstraction 
B)  displacement 
C)  linguistic nationalism 
D)  dialects 
A)  abstraction 
B)  displacement 
C)  linguistic nationalism 
D)  dialects B

Question 4

Which statement about Instant Messaging (IM)language is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  IM is used and understood exclusively by smart phone users. 
B)  IM contains only 32 acronyms and emoticons. 
C)  Teenagers who use IM extensively are generally unable to communicate adequately with standard English in written form. 
D)  IM is composed of short,concise sentences or fragments of sentences,and acronyms,abbreviations,and emoticons. 
A)  IM is used and understood exclusively by smart phone users. 
B)  IM contains only 32 acronyms and emoticons. 
C)  Teenagers who use IM extensively are generally unable to communicate adequately with standard English in written form. 
D)  IM is composed of short,concise sentences or fragments of sentences,and acronyms,abbreviations,and emoticons.

Question 5

How does Black English stand in relation to Standard English?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a separate language from Standard English. 
B)  It is a substandard version of Standard English. 
C)  It is an original structured language. 
D)  It is a dialect of Standard English. 
A)  It is a separate language from Standard English. 
B)  It is a substandard version of Standard English. 
C)  It is an original structured language. 
D)  It is a dialect of Standard English.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes paralanguage?

Accepted Answer

A)  extra-linguistic noises that accompany language 
B)  body motions that convey messages 
C)  a gesture-call system 
D)  the use of space and touch 
A)  extra-linguistic noises that accompany language 
B)  body motions that convey messages 
C)  a gesture-call system 
D)  the use of space and touch

Question 7

What is the term for the modern scientific study of all aspects of language?

Accepted Answer

A)  glottochronology 
B)  phonology 
C)  linguistics 
D)  grammar 
A)  glottochronology 
B)  phonology 
C)  linguistics 
D)  grammar

Question 8

There are many dialects of Mandarin spoken in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did the English language originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It came from the Indo-European language family. 
B)  It is a daughter language of the Saxon language subgroup. 
C)  It is a variant of Irish Gaelic. 
D)  It developed in isolation from the continent. 
A)  It came from the Indo-European language family. 
B)  It is a daughter language of the Saxon language subgroup. 
C)  It is a variant of Irish Gaelic. 
D)  It developed in isolation from the continent.

Question 10

All languages are composed exclusively of sounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an example of linguistic nationalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are an immigrant to Canada from Somalia,and you want your children to use only English so they will fit in more easily with the surrounding Canadian society. 
B)  A national committee in France declares that certain widely used terms will no longer be allowed to appear in public print because they are not French. 
C)  You live in Scotland and are so alarmed by the rapid decline in the number of people speaking Gaelic that you start a school in which all subjects are taught in Gaelic. 
D)  An African country once colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue;English is banned because of its association with colonialism. 
A)  You are an immigrant to Canada from Somalia,and you want your children to use only English so they will fit in more easily with the surrounding Canadian society. 
B)  A national committee in France declares that certain widely used terms will no longer be allowed to appear in public print because they are not French. 
C)  You live in Scotland and are so alarmed by the rapid decline in the number of people speaking Gaelic that you start a school in which all subjects are taught in Gaelic. 
D)  An African country once colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue;English is banned because of its association with colonialism.

Question 12

Today,visual anthropology provides opportunities for people who used to be the subject of films to use film media to present their world view in a form of ethnic self-assertion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which statement about linguistic divergence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Borrowing by one language from another is a force for linguistic change. 
B)  If languages were isolated from each other,there would be more linguistic change. 
C)  New vocabulary emerges in a language as a result of linguistic random mutation. 
D)  Specialized vocabularies associated with specific groups may further enhance change. 
A)  Borrowing by one language from another is a force for linguistic change. 
B)  If languages were isolated from each other,there would be more linguistic change. 
C)  New vocabulary emerges in a language as a result of linguistic random mutation. 
D)  Specialized vocabularies associated with specific groups may further enhance change.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of "vocal segregates"?

Accepted Answer

A)  reptile communications 
B)  word sequences 
C)  sobs,screams,and moans 
D)  "oh oh" expressions 
A)  reptile communications 
B)  word sequences 
C)  sobs,screams,and moans 
D)  "oh oh" expressions

Question 15

What is the main focus of ethnolinguistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  differences among the world's languages 
B)  the relationship between language and culture 
C)  the development of professional and scientific language 
D)  sound systems in ethnically related languages 
A)  differences among the world's languages 
B)  the relationship between language and culture 
C)  the development of professional and scientific language 
D)  sound systems in ethnically related languages

Question 16

Consider the English word "unhappy." What is the prefix "un-" an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  an allophone 
B)  a vocal qualifier 
C)  a free morpheme 
D)  a bound morpheme 
A)  an allophone 
B)  a vocal qualifier 
C)  a free morpheme 
D)  a bound morpheme

Question 17

Which term refers to body movements that are learned and thus vary cross-culturally?

Accepted Answer

A)  gestural affirmations 
B)  expressive signatures 
C)  bound gesturals 
D)  conventional gestures 
A)  gestural affirmations 
B)  expressive signatures 
C)  bound gesturals 
D)  conventional gestures

Question 18

How many morphemes are found in the word "unkindness"?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Sexist language and negative gender stereotypes expressed in language are only used by men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Linguists elicit groups or combinations of sounds that are used to convey information.What is the term for these meaningful units?

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemes 
B)  vocal frames 
C)  morphemes 
D)  glottochrones 
A)  phonemes 
B)  vocal frames 
C)  morphemes 
D)  glottochrones

What is the term for the study of abstract rules that guide the sound patterns of a language?

What did Asen Balikci's Netsilik Inuit film series show?

Which statement about Instant Messaging (IM)language is true?

How does Black English stand in relation to Standard English?

Which of the following best describes paralanguage?

What is the term for the modern scientific study of all aspects of language?

There are many dialects of Mandarin spoken in China.

How did the English language originate?

All languages are composed exclusively of sounds.

Which of the following is NOT an example of linguistic nationalism?

Today,visual anthropology provides opportunities for people who used to be the subject of films to use film media to present their world view in a form of ethnic self-assertion.

Which statement about linguistic divergence is correct?

Which of the following is an example of "vocal segregates"?

What is the main focus of ethnolinguistics?

Consider the English word "unhappy." What is the prefix "un-" an example of?

Which term refers to body movements that are learned and thus vary cross-culturally?

How many morphemes are found in the word "unkindness"?

Sexist language and negative gender stereotypes expressed in language are only used by men.

Linguists elicit groups or combinations of sounds that are used to convey information.What is the term for these meaningful units?

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What is the term for the study of abstract rules that guide the sound patterns of a language?

What did Asen Balikci's Netsilik Inuit film series show?

Which statement about Instant Messaging (IM)language is true?

How does Black English stand in relation to Standard English?

Which of the following best describes paralanguage?

What is the term for the modern scientific study of all aspects of language?

There are many dialects of Mandarin spoken in China.

How did the English language originate?

All languages are composed exclusively of sounds.

Which of the following is NOT an example of linguistic nationalism?

Today,visual anthropology provides opportunities for people who used to be the subject of films to use film media to present their world view in a form of ethnic self-assertion.

Which statement about linguistic divergence is correct?

Which of the following is an example of "vocal segregates"?

What is the main focus of ethnolinguistics?

Consider the English word "unhappy." What is the prefix "un-" an example of?

Which term refers to body movements that are learned and thus vary cross-culturally?

How many morphemes are found in the word "unkindness"?

Sexist language and negative gender stereotypes expressed in language are only used by men.

Linguists elicit groups or combinations of sounds that are used to convey information.What is the term for these meaningful units?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters