Question 1

Nonhuman primate call systems demonstrate linguistic productivity, combining calls to produce new expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of Penelope Eckert's findings about California accents is that when people want to stay, involved in their home community, they

Accepted Answer

A) develop a unique accent. 
B) tend to adopt a speech pattern with less accent. 
C) copy the English they hear on radio. 
D) tend to talk like locals. 
E) often develop extended versions of nonverbal communication among peer groups. 
A) develop a unique accent. 
B) tend to adopt a speech pattern with less accent. 
C) copy the English they hear on radio. 
D) tend to talk like locals. 
E) often develop extended versions of nonverbal communication among peer groups.

Question 3

Historical linguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

BEV is a distinct language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

_________ refers to the arrangement and order of words in phrases and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) Syntax 
B) Lexicon 
C) Grammar 
D) Phonology 
E) Morphology 
A) Syntax 
B) Lexicon 
C) Grammar 
D) Phonology 
E) Morphology

Question 6

The Romance languages (e.g., French, Spanish) belong to the ________ language families.

Accepted Answer

A) Mixe-Zoque 
B) Indo-European 
C) North Caucasian 
D) Dravidian 
E) Austro-Asiatic 
A) Mixe-Zoque 
B) Indo-European 
C) North Caucasian 
D) Dravidian 
E) Austro-Asiatic

Question 7

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argues that

Accepted Answer

A) the degree of cultural complexity is related to the effectiveness of languages as systems of communication. 
B) the languages people speak influence the way they think. 
C) the Hopi do not use three verb tenses; thus, they have no concept of time. 
D) culture determines what language is able to describe. 
E) all humans are endowed with the ability to use language. 
A) the degree of cultural complexity is related to the effectiveness of languages as systems of communication. 
B) the languages people speak influence the way they think. 
C) the Hopi do not use three verb tenses; thus, they have no concept of time. 
D) culture determines what language is able to describe. 
E) all humans are endowed with the ability to use language.

Question 8

Regular shifting between "high" and "low" variants of a language is

Accepted Answer

A) displacement. 
B) diglossia. 
C) semantics. 
D) kinesics. 
E) lexicon. 
A) displacement. 
B) diglossia. 
C) semantics. 
D) kinesics. 
E) lexicon.

Question 9

List the three key characteristics of human language.Discuss whether call systems and ASL-using nonhuman primates display these characteristics.

Accepted Answer

The three key characteristics of human l

Question 10

Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and expressions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Labov argued that all humans share a universal grammar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Analyze how socioeconomic, ethnic, and gender differences are reflected in language.Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Socioeconomic, ethnic, and gender differ

Question 13

__________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Syntactical vocabulary 
B) Spatial vocabulary 
C) Focal vocabulary 
D) Vernacular vocabulary 
E) Temporal vocabulary 
A) Syntactical vocabulary 
B) Spatial vocabulary 
C) Focal vocabulary 
D) Vernacular vocabulary 
E) Temporal vocabulary

Question 14

Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.Analyze the extent to which the hypothesis is valid.

Accepted Answer

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, also known a

Question 15

Language is transmitted through enculturation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Define BEV, and compare it to SE.

Accepted Answer

BEV stands for Battery Electric Vehicle.

Question 17

After being spoken for generations, pidgins may develop into

Accepted Answer

A) focal vocabularies. 
B) syntaxes. 
C) protolanguages. 
D) creole languages. 
E) diglossias. 
A) focal vocabularies. 
B) syntaxes. 
C) protolanguages. 
D) creole languages. 
E) diglossias.

Nonhuman primate call systems demonstrate linguistic productivity, combining calls to produce new expressions.

One of Penelope Eckert's findings about California accents is that when people want to stay, involved in their home community, they

Historical linguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

BEV is a distinct language.

_________ refers to the arrangement and order of words in phrases and sentences.

The Romance languages (e.g., French, Spanish) belong to the ________ language families.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argues that

Regular shifting between "high" and "low" variants of a language is

List the three key characteristics of human language.Discuss whether call systems and ASL-using nonhuman primates display these characteristics.

Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and expressions.

Labov argued that all humans share a universal grammar.

Analyze how socioeconomic, ethnic, and gender differences are reflected in language.Give specific examples.

__________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.Analyze the extent to which the hypothesis is valid.

Language is transmitted through enculturation.

Define BEV, and compare it to SE.

After being spoken for generations, pidgins may develop into

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Exam 10: Language and Communication

Nonhuman primate call systems demonstrate linguistic productivity, combining calls to produce new expressions.

One of Penelope Eckert's findings about California accents is that when people want to stay, involved in their home community, they

Historical linguists study linguistic performance by categorizing speakers as inadequate, competent, or highly proficient.

BEV is a distinct language.

_________ refers to the arrangement and order of words in phrases and sentences.

The Romance languages (e.g., French, Spanish) belong to the ________ language families.

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argues that

Regular shifting between "high" and "low" variants of a language is

List the three key characteristics of human language.Discuss whether call systems and ASL-using nonhuman primates display these characteristics.

Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and expressions.

Labov argued that all humans share a universal grammar.

Analyze how socioeconomic, ethnic, and gender differences are reflected in language.Give specific examples.

__________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups.

Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.Analyze the extent to which the hypothesis is valid.

Language is transmitted through enculturation.

Define BEV, and compare it to SE.

After being spoken for generations, pidgins may develop into

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters