ANTHA202: Quiz #4

Countries find it relatively easy to decide what language its citizens will speak. a. True b. False

a. False

Although language is one of the most rule-bound aspects of human culture, it is also one of the least conscious. a. True b. False

a. True

Linguists refer to mixed languages with a simplified grammar that people rarely learn as a mother tongue as a. a pidgin language b. a creole language c. language ideology d. slang

a. a pidgin language

When anthropologists study the way people use language in real settings rather than as a set of grammatical rules, they are focusing on a. parole b. langue c. phonetics d. morphology

a. parole

Koko and Washo were two primates who had learned a. call sounds b. American Sign Language c. Morse code d. English

b. American Sign Language

Because of the widespread use of mass media today, sociolinguists have found increasing homogeneity in the use of language in the United States. a. True b. False

b. False

Languages change very slowly, taking generations or even centuries. a. True b. False

b. False

A language of mixed origin that developed from a complex blending of two parent languages is called a. a pidgin language b. a creole c. slang d. a language ideology

b. a creole

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

b. can only communicate in response to real-world stimuli

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

b. morphology

The study of how words are formed into meaningful units, such as grammatical categories like tense and word order, is called a. phonology b. morphology c. ethnography d. sociolinguistics

b. morphology

When language speakers use slang or metaphor, they are engaging in which concept suggested by French linguist Ferdinand de Saussure? a. langue b. parole c. cognate d. phonology

b. parole

_____________ refers to the structure of speech sounds a. Cognates b. Morphology c. Phonology d. Syntax

c. Phonology

Talking about sports as a battlefield is an example of a. a summarizing symbol b. a simile c. a metaphor d. an elaborating symbol

c. a metaphor

Some groups of words, such as the names of colors, are used by people to classify things in the world, the study of which is called a. ethnography b. sociolinguistics c. ethnoscience d. biological determinism

c. ethnoscience

The key scenario differs from other kinds of symbols because it a. helps us talk about difficult emotions b. synthesizes everything important to society in a single symbol c. implies how people should act d. explains complex relationships in a single symbol

c. implies how people should act

A stoplight that is green communicates that you should go. The green is a visual example of which of the following? a. symbol b. langue c. sign d. parole

c. sign

Which of the following features are characteristic of language? a. it developed over time b. it is flexible c. it is dynamic d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following is a feature of language? a. it is used to communicate b. it is systematic c. it consists of sounds organized into words according to some sort of grammar d. all of the above

d. all of the above

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

e. all of the above