Anthropology Ch 4

According to anthropologist Sherry Ortner's analysis, the American flag is an example of a) a key scenario b) a sign c) an elaborating symbol d) a summarizing symbol

a summarizing symbol

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the development of creoles, pidgins, and other hybrid forms of language? a) colonialism b) globalization c) commerce d) migration e) all of the above

all of the above

True or false - Most mammals use some form of call system to communicate with others of their species. Dogs and chimpanzees share an additional linguistic characteristic because they can communicate simple combinations of ideas about things they are not currently seeing.

false

The US government's prohibition of Native American children speaking their indigenous languages in Indian schools has contributed most profoundly to a) ethnocentrism b) cultural relativism c) language death d) language ideology

language death

How words fit together to make meaningful units is called a) phonology b) morphology c) syntax d) cognates

morphology

Anthropologist Sherry Ortner distinguished three kinds of culturally powerful symbols that include all of the following except a) narrative symbols b) key scenarios c) summarizing symbols d) elaborating symbols

narrative symbols

True or false - America's pattern of gender inequality is built into our linguistic practices

true

Animal call systems a) express information about things that are not currently in their present environment b) can only communicate in response to real-world stimuli c) can combine calls to make new call meanings d) all of the above

can only communicate in response to real-world stimuli

For pastoral groups such as the Dinka and the Nuer, the cow acts as which kind of symbol? a) metaphor b) summarizing symbol c) narrative symbol d) elaborating symbol

elaborating symbol

The study of how people classify things in the world is called a) ethnography b) sociolinguistics c) ethnoscience d) biological determinism

ethnoscience