Question 1

Explain how displacement is a part of human symbolic communication.

Accepted Answer

Displacement is a crucial aspect of huma

Question 2

Contrast kinesics and proxemics.

Accepted Answer

Kinesics and proxemics are two key conce

Question 3

Explain what syntax is.

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Syntax refers to the set of rules and pr

Question 4

An American business executive visiting Saudi Arabia calls a businessman to set up an appointment for 9:00 a.m.The Saudi would NOT consider himself late if he arrived around

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A)  9:10 
B)  9:15 
C)  9:30 
D)  9:45 
A)  9:10 
B)  9:15 
C)  9:30 
D)  9:45

Question 5

Silent language, as part of a symbolic communication system, includes all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  gestures. 
B)  use of space. 
C)  artifacts such as clothing. 
D)  written words. 
A)  gestures. 
B)  use of space. 
C)  artifacts such as clothing. 
D)  written words.

Question 6

In their natural habitat chimpanzees communicate using

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A)  open systems that include displacement. 
B)  displacement within a closed system of calls. 
C)  symbolic communication including American Sign Language (ASL). 
D)  closed call systems. 
A)  open systems that include displacement. 
B)  displacement within a closed system of calls. 
C)  symbolic communication including American Sign Language (ASL). 
D)  closed call systems.

Question 7

Shona speakers have only three names for the colors of the rainbow.This means that

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A)  they visually perceive only three colors. 
B)  their language groups several colors into one term. 
C)  they have a genetic defect for color vision. 
D)  they only describe colors as warm, cool, and neutral. 
A)  they visually perceive only three colors. 
B)  their language groups several colors into one term. 
C)  they have a genetic defect for color vision. 
D)  they only describe colors as warm, cool, and neutral.

Question 8

An American tourist put his arm around a Javanese child while speaking to him.This is an example of

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A)  kinesics. 
B)  proxemics. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  morphology. 
A)  kinesics. 
B)  proxemics. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  morphology.

Question 9

What is a labiodental fricative?

Accepted Answer

A labiodental fricative is a type of con

Question 10

According to Daniel Everett, the Pirahã of Brazil's Amazon rain forest, do NOT have this key feature of language:

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A)  morphemes. 
B)  verb tenses. 
C)  recursive phrases. 
D)  syntax. 
A)  morphemes. 
B)  verb tenses. 
C)  recursive phrases. 
D)  syntax.

Question 11

Chimpanzees are not considered to have language because their communication system is

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A)  open but lacks creative change. 
B)  open but lacks syntax. 
C)  closed and lacks recursion. 
D)  closed and lacks calls. 
A)  open but lacks creative change. 
B)  open but lacks syntax. 
C)  closed and lacks recursion. 
D)  closed and lacks calls.

Question 12

Silent language can be one of the most difficult aspects of another culture to learn because it

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A)  is not shared by everyone in the community. 
B)  is not formally taught. 
C)  does not convey the same meaning as verbal communication. 
D)  causes ethnocentrism. 
A)  is not shared by everyone in the community. 
B)  is not formally taught. 
C)  does not convey the same meaning as verbal communication. 
D)  causes ethnocentrism.

Question 13

According to Edward T.Hall, the use of space in middle-class American culture is broken into which main distances in social relations and business?

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A)  private, personal, and public space 
B)  intimate, personal, social, and public 
C)  private, social, business, and personal 
D)  personal and business 
A)  private, personal, and public space 
B)  intimate, personal, social, and public 
C)  private, social, business, and personal 
D)  personal and business

Question 14

Which of the following languages is more complex?

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A)  Chinese 
B)  English 
C)  German 
D)  None is more complex than another. 
A)  Chinese 
B)  English 
C)  German 
D)  None is more complex than another.

Question 15

Discuss with specific examples how linguistic anthropologists describe a human language.

Accepted Answer

Linguistic anthropologists describe huma

Question 16

The work of the Pirahã language by Daniel Everett supports the hypothesis that

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A)  culture shapes language. 
B)  culture shapes reality. 
C)  biology (genetics) prepares humans for language. 
D)  biology and experiential learning shape culture. 
A)  culture shapes language. 
B)  culture shapes reality. 
C)  biology (genetics) prepares humans for language. 
D)  biology and experiential learning shape culture.

Question 17

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

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A)  vocabulary structures one's reality. 
B)  environment structures one's reality. 
C)  experience structures one's reality. 
D)  culture structures one's reality. 
A)  vocabulary structures one's reality. 
B)  environment structures one's reality. 
C)  experience structures one's reality. 
D)  culture structures one's reality.

Question 18

Describe one of the following aspects of descriptive linguistics: phonology, morphology.

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Phonology is the aspect of descriptive l

Question 19

Contrast a phoneme and a morpheme.

Accepted Answer

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound

Question 20

Explain and evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known a

Explain how displacement is a part of human symbolic communication.

Contrast kinesics and proxemics.

Explain what syntax is.

An American business executive visiting Saudi Arabia calls a businessman to set up an appointment for 9:00 a.m.The Saudi would NOT consider himself late if he arrived around

Silent language, as part of a symbolic communication system, includes all of the following EXCEPT

In their natural habitat chimpanzees communicate using

Shona speakers have only three names for the colors of the rainbow.This means that

An American tourist put his arm around a Javanese child while speaking to him.This is an example of

What is a labiodental fricative?

According to Daniel Everett, the Pirahã of Brazil's Amazon rain forest, do NOT have this key feature of language:

Chimpanzees are not considered to have language because their communication system is

Silent language can be one of the most difficult aspects of another culture to learn because it

According to Edward T.Hall, the use of space in middle-class American culture is broken into which main distances in social relations and business?

Which of the following languages is more complex?

Discuss with specific examples how linguistic anthropologists describe a human language.

The work of the Pirahã language by Daniel Everett supports the hypothesis that

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

Describe one of the following aspects of descriptive linguistics: phonology, morphology.

Contrast a phoneme and a morpheme.

Explain and evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

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Exam 4: Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Explain how displacement is a part of human symbolic communication.

Contrast kinesics and proxemics.

Explain what syntax is.

An American business executive visiting Saudi Arabia calls a businessman to set up an appointment for 9:00 a.m.The Saudi would NOT consider himself late if he arrived around

Silent language, as part of a symbolic communication system, includes all of the following EXCEPT

In their natural habitat chimpanzees communicate using

Shona speakers have only three names for the colors of the rainbow.This means that

An American tourist put his arm around a Javanese child while speaking to him.This is an example of

What is a labiodental fricative?

According to Daniel Everett, the Pirahã of Brazil's Amazon rain forest, do NOT have this key feature of language:

Chimpanzees are not considered to have language because their communication system is

Silent language can be one of the most difficult aspects of another culture to learn because it

According to Edward T.Hall, the use of space in middle-class American culture is broken into which main distances in social relations and business?

Which of the following languages is more complex?

Discuss with specific examples how linguistic anthropologists describe a human language.

The work of the Pirahã language by Daniel Everett supports the hypothesis that

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

Describe one of the following aspects of descriptive linguistics: phonology, morphology.

Contrast a phoneme and a morpheme.

Explain and evaluate the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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