4.02 lesson Assessment: linguistic Anthropology.

Which of these best describes the phonological element of grammar?

It identifies the rules of pronunciation of words and sentences.

Which of these best describes the semantic element of grammar?

It reveals the meaning of a sentence.

What is the study of the development of language and how people use language to communicate?

Linguistic anthropology.

Which of these statements is false?

Linguists only study dead languages that have not been used for many years.

What term is defined as a new hypothetical language created by a comparative reconstruction of similar languages?

Protolanguage.

What is the study of how the use of language affects any or all parts of a culture or a society?

Sociolinguistics.

Which of these was created because of the need to understand Native American languages?

Structuralism.

What are the two types of linguistics?

Comparative and descriptive.

Which of these best describes the syntactic component of grammar?

It displays how the arrangement of the words is related to the meaning of a sentence.

What is the study of the language of a specific ethnic group within a culture?

Ethnolinguistics.