Question 1

What is the term for a system of communicating using sounds or gestures organized by rules?

Accepted Answer

A)  signal 
B)  form class 
C)  language 
D)  vocalization 
A)  signal 
B)  form class 
C)  language 
D)  vocalization

Question 2

Glottochronology assumes that the rate at which a language's core vocabulary changes is variable and thus can determine which of two or more languages is changing most rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain and critique the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known a

Question 4

What is yawning audibly while listening to a lengthy speech an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  glottis control 
B)  vocal characterizer 
C)  resonance 
D)  proxemics 
A)  glottis control 
B)  vocal characterizer 
C)  resonance 
D)  proxemics

Question 5

What is the term for the development of different languages from a single ancestral language?

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic nationalism 
B)  linguistic isolation 
C)  language convergence 
D)  linguistic divergence 
A)  linguistic nationalism 
B)  linguistic isolation 
C)  language convergence 
D)  linguistic divergence

Question 6

The first people to study languages were European explorers,invaders,and missionaries collected facts about different languages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is the main goal of the World Oral Literature Project?

Accepted Answer

A)  to create a "talking library" out of print book examples from all cultures 
B)  to support local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of all forms of oral literature by providing funding for original research 
C)  to support local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of all past oral literature by providing funding for original research 
D)  to create a "talking library" out of traditional oral culture examples from all cultures 
A)  to create a "talking library" out of print book examples from all cultures 
B)  to support local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of all forms of oral literature by providing funding for original research 
C)  to support local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of all past oral literature by providing funding for original research 
D)  to create a "talking library" out of traditional oral culture examples from all cultures

Question 8

Which term would best characterize a study of how Canadians avoid invading the personal space of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  proxemics 
B)  paralinguistics 
C)  kinesics 
D)  syntactics 
A)  proxemics 
B)  paralinguistics 
C)  kinesics 
D)  syntactics

Question 9

Which of the following phenomena can often be observed in a class-structured society?

Accepted Answer

A)  more linguistic nationalism 
B)  pronunciation differences between upper and lower classes 
C)  standardization of pronunciation 
D)  mutually unintelligible dialects between upper and lower classes 
A)  more linguistic nationalism 
B)  pronunciation differences between upper and lower classes 
C)  standardization of pronunciation 
D)  mutually unintelligible dialects between upper and lower classes

Question 10

In Montreal,how do businesses successfully accommodate to bilingualism?

Accepted Answer

A)  by strictly adhering to Bill 101,Quebec's French Language Charter 
B)  by carefully determining the language politics of each new customer by listening for phonological and grammatical cues 
C)  by acknowledging that it is virtually impossible to know the language background of each customer 
D)  by speaking only English in all commercial situations,regardless of the language used by the customer 
A)  by strictly adhering to Bill 101,Quebec's French Language Charter 
B)  by carefully determining the language politics of each new customer by listening for phonological and grammatical cues 
C)  by acknowledging that it is virtually impossible to know the language background of each customer 
D)  by speaking only English in all commercial situations,regardless of the language used by the customer

Question 11

Proto-Indo-European refers to the fairly recent development of linguistic blending of English with such languages as Punjabi,Russian,Norwegian,Spanish,and French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Conventional gestures such as eyebrow lifts,nodding and shaking the head,and using the hands to illustrate a point in speech send identical messages across all cultures and are the result of biology rather than learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is a primary cause of the disappearance of many of the world's languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  enculturation 
B)  isolation 
C)  literacy 
D)  colonialism 
A)  enculturation 
B)  isolation 
C)  literacy 
D)  colonialism

Question 14

The chimpanzee Washoe taught signing to Loulis,her adopted offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is a complete dictionary of all the words in a language called?

Accepted Answer

A)  a compendium 
B)  an index 
C)  a content list 
D)  a lexicon 
A)  a compendium 
B)  an index 
C)  a content list 
D)  a lexicon

Question 16

Admiration for a new and clever phrase;the development of a specialized vocabulary to distinguish a professional group;the efforts of the members of the upper class to distinguish themselves from the lower classes by maintaining a distinct mode of pronunciation.What may all of these contribute to?

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic divergence 
B)  vocal segregation 
C)  frame substitution 
D)  core vocabulary 
A)  linguistic divergence 
B)  vocal segregation 
C)  frame substitution 
D)  core vocabulary

Question 17

Which branch of linguistics is concerned with the study of relationships between earlier and later forms of a language,the development (from older languages)of modern languages,and relationships among older languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  chronological linguistics 
B)  descriptive linguistics 
C)  sociological linguistics 
D)  historical linguistics 
A)  chronological linguistics 
B)  descriptive linguistics 
C)  sociological linguistics 
D)  historical linguistics

Question 18

You are a South Asian linguist studying modern Hindi verb forms.What is your field of linguistics called?

Accepted Answer

A)  kinetive linguistics 
B)  phonetic linguistics 
C)  descriptive linguistics 
D)  hypothetic linguistics 
A)  kinetive linguistics 
B)  phonetic linguistics 
C)  descriptive linguistics 
D)  hypothetic linguistics

Question 19

To determine the rules of syntax,a linguist assembles strings of morphemes and looks for categories within which certain morphemes will fit.What is this method called?

Accepted Answer

A)  frame substitution 
B)  glottochronology 
C)  phonetics 
D)  phonology 
A)  frame substitution 
B)  glottochronology 
C)  phonetics 
D)  phonology

Question 20

Which of the following can be said of all languages?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are symbolic systems of communication. 
B)  They are based on structured sets of signals. 
C)  They vary in their richness of expression. 
D)  They share much of the same vocabulary. 
A)  They are symbolic systems of communication. 
B)  They are based on structured sets of signals. 
C)  They vary in their richness of expression. 
D)  They share much of the same vocabulary.

What is the term for a system of communicating using sounds or gestures organized by rules?

Glottochronology assumes that the rate at which a language's core vocabulary changes is variable and thus can determine which of two or more languages is changing most rapidly.

Explain and critique the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

What is yawning audibly while listening to a lengthy speech an example of?

What is the term for the development of different languages from a single ancestral language?

The first people to study languages were European explorers,invaders,and missionaries collected facts about different languages.

What is the main goal of the World Oral Literature Project?

Which term would best characterize a study of how Canadians avoid invading the personal space of others?

Which of the following phenomena can often be observed in a class-structured society?

In Montreal,how do businesses successfully accommodate to bilingualism?

Proto-Indo-European refers to the fairly recent development of linguistic blending of English with such languages as Punjabi,Russian,Norwegian,Spanish,and French.

Conventional gestures such as eyebrow lifts,nodding and shaking the head,and using the hands to illustrate a point in speech send identical messages across all cultures and are the result of biology rather than learning.

Which of the following is a primary cause of the disappearance of many of the world's languages?

The chimpanzee Washoe taught signing to Loulis,her adopted offspring.

What is a complete dictionary of all the words in a language called?

Admiration for a new and clever phrase;the development of a specialized vocabulary to distinguish a professional group;the efforts of the members of the upper class to distinguish themselves from the lower classes by maintaining a distinct mode of pronunciation.What may all of these contribute to?

Which branch of linguistics is concerned with the study of relationships between earlier and later forms of a language,the development (from older languages)of modern languages,and relationships among older languages?

You are a South Asian linguist studying modern Hindi verb forms.What is your field of linguistics called?

To determine the rules of syntax,a linguist assembles strings of morphemes and looks for categories within which certain morphemes will fit.What is this method called?

Which of the following can be said of all languages?

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Exam 4: Language and Communication

What is the term for a system of communicating using sounds or gestures organized by rules?

Glottochronology assumes that the rate at which a language's core vocabulary changes is variable and thus can determine which of two or more languages is changing most rapidly.

Explain and critique the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

What is yawning audibly while listening to a lengthy speech an example of?

What is the term for the development of different languages from a single ancestral language?

The first people to study languages were European explorers,invaders,and missionaries collected facts about different languages.

What is the main goal of the World Oral Literature Project?

Which term would best characterize a study of how Canadians avoid invading the personal space of others?

Which of the following phenomena can often be observed in a class-structured society?

In Montreal,how do businesses successfully accommodate to bilingualism?

Proto-Indo-European refers to the fairly recent development of linguistic blending of English with such languages as Punjabi,Russian,Norwegian,Spanish,and French.

Conventional gestures such as eyebrow lifts,nodding and shaking the head,and using the hands to illustrate a point in speech send identical messages across all cultures and are the result of biology rather than learning.

Which of the following is a primary cause of the disappearance of many of the world's languages?

The chimpanzee Washoe taught signing to Loulis,her adopted offspring.

What is a complete dictionary of all the words in a language called?

Admiration for a new and clever phrase;the development of a specialized vocabulary to distinguish a professional group;the efforts of the members of the upper class to distinguish themselves from the lower classes by maintaining a distinct mode of pronunciation.What may all of these contribute to?

Which branch of linguistics is concerned with the study of relationships between earlier and later forms of a language,the development (from older languages)of modern languages,and relationships among older languages?

You are a South Asian linguist studying modern Hindi verb forms.What is your field of linguistics called?

To determine the rules of syntax,a linguist assembles strings of morphemes and looks for categories within which certain morphemes will fit.What is this method called?

Which of the following can be said of all languages?

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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