Anthropology Chapter 5

Words that came from the same ancestral language and originated from the same word are called

cognate words

A language of mixed origin that developed from a complex blending of two parent languages is called

creole

The study of how people classify things in the world is called

ethnoscience

When anthropologists study the way people use language in real settings rather than as a set of grammatical rules, they are focusing on

langue

When language speakers use slang or metaphor, they are engaging in which concept suggested by French linguist Ferdinand de Saussure?

parole

A stoplight is a visual example of which of the following?

sign

According to anthropologist Sherry Ortner's analysis, the American flag is an example of

summarizing symbol

According to Edward Sapir, language is the symbolic guide to culture.

true

Most people are unaware of the structure of a language until someone speaking it makes a mistake.

true

In evolutionary terms humans are distinct from other primates with respect to their ability to use language because

we can speak using a larynx