Question 1

By comparing the core vocabularies of two languages using glottochronology,what is it thought possible to determine?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the two groups of speakers perceive reality in the same way 
B)  whether the languages share the same allophones 
C)  how long ago the languages separated from each other 
D)  how closely the languages reflect similar technologies 
A)  whether the two groups of speakers perceive reality in the same way 
B)  whether the languages share the same allophones 
C)  how long ago the languages separated from each other 
D)  how closely the languages reflect similar technologies

Question 2

What is the primary focus of linguistic anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  the analysis of the sound systems of languages 
B)  the collection of vocabularies from all languages for comparative purposes 
C)  how humans use language to transmit culture and develop social relationships 
D)  the preserving of all languages from extinction 
A)  the analysis of the sound systems of languages 
B)  the collection of vocabularies from all languages for comparative purposes 
C)  how humans use language to transmit culture and develop social relationships 
D)  the preserving of all languages from extinction

Question 3

What does "frame substitution" enable the linguist to establish for a given language?

Accepted Answer

A)  its morphology 
B)  its form classes 
C)  its syntax 
D)  its core vocabulary 
A)  its morphology 
B)  its form classes 
C)  its syntax 
D)  its core vocabulary

Question 4

Black English has discourse practices traceable to West African languages and a vibrant oral literature worthy of respect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What does descriptive linguistics do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It explains how languages evolve. 
B)  It examines components of languages as separate systems. 
C)  It reconstructs a language's historical development. 
D)  It investigates relationships between languages and biology. 
A)  It explains how languages evolve. 
B)  It examines components of languages as separate systems. 
C)  It reconstructs a language's historical development. 
D)  It investigates relationships between languages and biology.

Question 6

You are a non-English-speaking linguist using a minimal-pair test to study the sound system of English.You pronounce two short words that are exactly the same except for one sound: "bat" and "vat." Then you ask your informants if the difference in sound has any effect on meaning.They say,"Of course-wouldn't you prefer to have your dinner cooked in a vat instead of a bat?" What are these two sounds examples of?

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemes 
B)  vocal qualifiers 
C)  vocal segregates 
D)  morphemes 
A)  phonemes 
B)  vocal qualifiers 
C)  vocal segregates 
D)  morphemes

Question 7

Paralanguage includes not only the way people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises.What is the term for these extralinguistic noises?

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemes 
B)  substitution frames 
C)  vocalizations 
D)  kinesics 
A)  phonemes 
B)  substitution frames 
C)  vocalizations 
D)  kinesics

Question 8

Which characteristics of a speaker can we most accurately determine through information conveyed by the "gesture-call" system?

Accepted Answer

A)  honesty and sincerity 
B)  position and education 
C)  age and gender 
D)  physical morphology and ontology 
A)  honesty and sincerity 
B)  position and education 
C)  age and gender 
D)  physical morphology and ontology

Question 9

Expressions such as smiling,laughing,crying,and anger are universally similar and reflect inheritance from our primate ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about endangered languages is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Languages are safe from extinction as long as children still learn and speak them at home and in school. 
B)  English may soon be the only language spoken. 
C)  Most international languages were exterminated by the British. 
D)  As more languages go extinct,people will progress and have less difficulty communicating. 
A)  Languages are safe from extinction as long as children still learn and speak them at home and in school. 
B)  English may soon be the only language spoken. 
C)  Most international languages were exterminated by the British. 
D)  As more languages go extinct,people will progress and have less difficulty communicating.

Question 11

The percentage of Canadian Aboriginal people living off-reserve who continue to use their Aboriginal languages is declining rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What does the term "syntax" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rules for combining sounds into words 
B)  the rules for combining bound and free morphemes 
C)  the rules for combining morphemes into phrases and sentences 
D)  the rules for substituting phonemes for morphemes 
A)  the rules for combining sounds into words 
B)  the rules for combining bound and free morphemes 
C)  the rules for combining morphemes into phrases and sentences 
D)  the rules for substituting phonemes for morphemes

Question 13

Which of the following is another term for "Black English"?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American Vernacular English 
B)  Afro-chat 
C)  Afronics 
D)  Pidgin English 
A)  African-American Vernacular English 
B)  Afro-chat 
C)  Afronics 
D)  Pidgin English

Question 14

What is the term for the systemic study of the production,transmission,and reception of speech sounds?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the provisions of Quebec's French Language Charter,Bill 101?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people living in Quebec must speak French. 
B)  No English may be taught in public schools. 
C)  Immigrant children in Quebec must be schooled in French. 
D)  All public signs must be in French. 
A)  All people living in Quebec must speak French. 
B)  No English may be taught in public schools. 
C)  Immigrant children in Quebec must be schooled in French. 
D)  All public signs must be in French.

Question 16

Which statement about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis would be considered correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whorf purchased his early knowledge of the Hopi. 
B)  It draws relationships between language and the rest of culture. 
C)  Thinking generally shapes how language develops. 
D)  Language determines reality. 
A)  Whorf purchased his early knowledge of the Hopi. 
B)  It draws relationships between language and the rest of culture. 
C)  Thinking generally shapes how language develops. 
D)  Language determines reality.

Question 17

Every language is comprised of vocabulary and syntax.What distinguishes syntax from vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

A)  It describes nonverbal content. 
B)  It is about the sounds that make up a word. 
C)  It is about the meaning of words. 
D)  It is about the ordering of words. 
A)  It describes nonverbal content. 
B)  It is about the sounds that make up a word. 
C)  It is about the meaning of words. 
D)  It is about the ordering of words.

Question 18

Which term is usually used to refer to varying forms of a single language that reflect particular regions or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible?

Accepted Answer

A)  dialect 
B)  subgroup 
C)  family 
D)  linguistic nationalism 
A)  dialect 
B)  subgroup 
C)  family 
D)  linguistic nationalism

Question 19

How will the public access the products created by the World Oral Literature Project?

Accepted Answer

A)  through a digital repository for contemporary and heritage recordings,and a website to host open access recordings 
B)  through the Cambridge University library 
C)  through the British National Archives 
D)  through attending public readings of the content 
A)  through a digital repository for contemporary and heritage recordings,and a website to host open access recordings 
B)  through the Cambridge University library 
C)  through the British National Archives 
D)  through attending public readings of the content

Question 20

English-Canadian accents vary widely from coast to coast even for second-generation immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

By comparing the core vocabularies of two languages using glottochronology,what is it thought possible to determine?

What is the primary focus of linguistic anthropology?

What does "frame substitution" enable the linguist to establish for a given language?

Black English has discourse practices traceable to West African languages and a vibrant oral literature worthy of respect.

What does descriptive linguistics do?

Paralanguage includes not only the way people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises.What is the term for these extralinguistic noises?

Which characteristics of a speaker can we most accurately determine through information conveyed by the "gesture-call" system?

Expressions such as smiling,laughing,crying,and anger are universally similar and reflect inheritance from our primate ancestry.

Which of the following statements about endangered languages is correct?

The percentage of Canadian Aboriginal people living off-reserve who continue to use their Aboriginal languages is declining rapidly.

What does the term "syntax" refer to?

Which of the following is another term for "Black English"?

What is the term for the systemic study of the production,transmission,and reception of speech sounds?

Which of the following is one of the provisions of Quebec's French Language Charter,Bill 101?

Which statement about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis would be considered correct?

Every language is comprised of vocabulary and syntax.What distinguishes syntax from vocabulary?

Which term is usually used to refer to varying forms of a single language that reflect particular regions or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible?

How will the public access the products created by the World Oral Literature Project?

English-Canadian accents vary widely from coast to coast even for second-generation immigrants.

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By comparing the core vocabularies of two languages using glottochronology,what is it thought possible to determine?

What is the primary focus of linguistic anthropology?

What does "frame substitution" enable the linguist to establish for a given language?

Black English has discourse practices traceable to West African languages and a vibrant oral literature worthy of respect.

What does descriptive linguistics do?

Paralanguage includes not only the way people say things but also a variety of extralinguistic noises.What is the term for these extralinguistic noises?

Which characteristics of a speaker can we most accurately determine through information conveyed by the "gesture-call" system?

Expressions such as smiling,laughing,crying,and anger are universally similar and reflect inheritance from our primate ancestry.

Which of the following statements about endangered languages is correct?

The percentage of Canadian Aboriginal people living off-reserve who continue to use their Aboriginal languages is declining rapidly.

What does the term "syntax" refer to?

Which of the following is another term for "Black English"?

What is the term for the systemic study of the production,transmission,and reception of speech sounds?

Which of the following is one of the provisions of Quebec's French Language Charter,Bill 101?

Which statement about the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis would be considered correct?

Every language is comprised of vocabulary and syntax.What distinguishes syntax from vocabulary?

Which term is usually used to refer to varying forms of a single language that reflect particular regions or social classes and that are similar enough to be mutually intelligible?

How will the public access the products created by the World Oral Literature Project?

English-Canadian accents vary widely from coast to coast even for second-generation immigrants.

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

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