Question 1

The work of the Summer Institute of Linguistics presents a challenge to anthropology because it:

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A)   includes translating bible texts at a low cost.
B)   captures data that might otherwise be lost, but also seeks to impose a certain religious belief.
C)   is a means of embedding a specific religious belief into a digital format.
D)   is actually a means of maintaining secrecy about the institute's motives.

Question 2

A linguist who is studying how a group of people use noises such as laughing and crying to convey emotional information is studying what?

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A)   paralanguage
B)   phonology
C)   morphology
D)   symbolic linguistics

Question 3

When anthropologists emphasize how culture, society, and a person's social position shape language, what kind of anthropology are they describing?

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A)   cultural preservation
B)   sociolinguistics
C)   psychological anthropology
D)   historical linguistics

Question 4

What do we call the system of human communication based on a set of symbols and signs with learned and shared meanings?

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A)   grammar
B)   paralanguage
C)   phonology
D)   language

Question 5

What did Rickford and Rickford conclude in their study of "Spoken Soul"?

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A)   The English language has more than twenty known dialects.
B)   All African Americans are very adept at code switching.
C)   This linguistic variant of English is gradually fading from use.
D)   This variant of English is in wide use by African Americans in a range of settings.

Question 6

Which component of any language refers to names, ideas, and events that offer a kind of catalogue of what is spoken and can be compiled into something accessible to others?

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A)   dialect
B)   grammar
C)   lexicon
D)   syntax

Question 7

We communicate with verbal language, but sometimes words cannot convey everything. Sometimes we may unknowingly resort to a system of body movements as well as a collection of noises and tone of voice in order to fully convey what?

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A)   interest
B)   sadness
C)   emotions
D)   enthusiasm

Question 8

Both efforts to enforce and efforts to deviate from standard English in a school setting frequently evoke controversy. What did the schools in Oakland, California, that introduced Ebonics seek to accomplish?

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A)   help African-American children succeed in school
B)   introduce a new federal policy that allowed the teaching of nonstandard English
C)   replace standard English with black English in the school district
D)   certify teachers as proficient in black English

Question 9

What does the term language continuum refer to?

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A)   a nonstandard variation of a language that is particular to a specific region
B)   the study of the development of language over time, including its changes and variations
C)   the alternating back-and-forth between more than one linguistic variant, depending on the context
D)   the idea that variation in languages appears gradually over distance between places

Question 10

Language can be a form of cultural capital that is used to reinforce power dynamics that are established by a culture's institutions. What is the kind of language used to establish this "norm" against which all speakers are judged called?

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A)   paralanguage
B)   syntax
C)   focal vocabulary
D)   prestige language

Question 11

In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, signs posted in public view (such as for streets or restaurants)  are required to show the words in French first, usually above English, and in larger type sizes. This reflects:

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A)   the language continuum.
B)   that there are more French speakers in Canada than English speakers.
C)   the use of political power to control language use.
D)   an interest in welcoming both French and English speakers.

Question 12

What might an anthropologist interested in kinesics study?

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A)   the origins of human language
B)   dialects of the same language
C)   how body language varies across cultures
D)   how paralanguage varies across cultures

Question 13

To investigate the focal vocabulary of a language in a particular community, a linguistic anthropologist would most likely:

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A)   search for genetic evidence for the origin of syntax and grammar among the current members of that community.
B)   seek to discover words that offer sophisticated ways to describe local cultural realities.
C)   set up experiments that show how that community uses language differently than others.
D)   focus on the dialects that are present within the group based on where they live.

Question 14

Historically, European languages initially spread throughout the world and became globally dominant as a result of what?

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A)   the widespread popularity of the Bible
B)   the growing popularity of European television shows
C)   early colonial expansion
D)   forced migration

Question 15

The Summer Institute of Linguistics, or SIL:

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A)   is a secular institution with the mission of preserving indigenous religious practices.
B)   sends missionaries into the field to create written versions of indigenous languages with the goal of disseminating the Christian Bible in those languages.
C)   has attempted to eliminate indigenous languages and replace them with English.
D)   is a religious institution with the mission of putting an English Bible into the hands of native speakers.

Question 16

Anli is an anthropologist studying how relationships have evolved over time with the use of social media. Specifically, she is interested in how people ascribe social meaning to "friending" and "unfriending" people on social networking platforms and how these words developed. What kind of language is she studying?

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A)   paralanguage
B)   focal vocabulary
C)   prestige language
D)   kinesics

Question 17

Terms like the "N-word," as the text suggests, carry a wide range of meanings. In a similar way, use of the term "queer" has had many different uses and meanings over the past decade. The use of such terms illustrates what concept in linguistic anthropology?

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A)   how similar groups of people share the struggle to overcome derogatory words
B)   how different social groups are able to control the use of a specific terms
C)   ways that language and power are distinct from one another
D)   the implications of how deeply language and power intersect

Question 18

Linguistic anthropologists have shown that languages are disappearing at an unprecedented rate. Many argue that efforts should be made to preserve these endangered languages by documenting their lexicon and grammar. Why are anthropologists interested in preserving languages? Do you agree with these efforts? Why or why not? Which types of knowledge are embedded in language that might make them worthwhile to preserve? What are some of the techniques or strategies that have been used to either preserve or revitalize less-prominent languages? Discuss two examples where anthropologists have been involved in preserving endangered languages, and reflect on how information technology may be used in language revitalization.

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In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, signs posted in public view (such as for streets or restaurants) are required to show the words in French first, usually above English, and in larger type sizes. This reflects:

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Historically, European languages initially spread throughout the world and became globally dominant as a result of what?

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A linguist who is studying how a group of people use noises such as laughing and crying to convey emotional information is studying what?

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When anthropologists emphasize how culture, society, and a person's social position shape language, what kind of anthropology are they describing?

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What might an anthropologist interested in kinesics study?

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What does the term language continuum refer to?

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Language can be a form of cultural capital that is used to reinforce power dynamics that are established by a culture's institutions. What is the kind of language used to establish this "norm" against which all speakers are judged called?

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The work of the Summer Institute of Linguistics presents a challenge to anthropology because it:

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Both efforts to enforce and efforts to deviate from standard English in a school setting frequently evoke controversy. What did the schools in Oakland, California, that introduced Ebonics seek to accomplish?

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What did Rickford and Rickford conclude in their study of "Spoken Soul"?

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To investigate the focal vocabulary of a language in a particular community, a linguistic anthropologist would most likely:

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What do we call the system of human communication based on a set of symbols and signs with learned and shared meanings?

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The Summer Institute of Linguistics, or SIL:

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Terms like the "N-word," as the text suggests, carry a wide range of meanings. In a similar way, use of the term "queer" has had many different uses and meanings over the past decade. The use of such terms illustrates what concept in linguistic anthropology?

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We communicate with verbal language, but sometimes words cannot convey everything. Sometimes we may unknowingly resort to a system of body movements as well as a collection of noises and tone of voice in order to fully convey what?

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In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, signs posted in public view (such as for streets or restaurants) are required to show the words in French first, usually above English, and in larger type sizes. This reflects:

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A linguist who is studying how a group of people use noises such as laughing and crying to convey emotional information is studying what?

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When anthropologists emphasize how culture, society, and a person's social position shape language, what kind of anthropology are they describing?

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What might an anthropologist interested in kinesics study?

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The work of the Summer Institute of Linguistics presents a challenge to anthropology because it:

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Both efforts to enforce and efforts to deviate from standard English in a school setting frequently evoke controversy. What did the schools in Oakland, California, that introduced Ebonics seek to accomplish?

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What did Rickford and Rickford conclude in their study of "Spoken Soul"?

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What do we call the system of human communication based on a set of symbols and signs with learned and shared meanings?

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Terms like the "N-word," as the text suggests, carry a wide range of meanings. In a similar way, use of the term "queer" has had many different uses and meanings over the past decade. The use of such terms illustrates what concept in linguistic anthropology?

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