Chap 5 QUIZ
Koko and Washo were two primates who had learned
American Sign Language
According to anthropologist Sherry Ortner's analysis, the American flag is an example of
a summarizing symbol
A stoplight is a visual example of which of the following?
sign
In evolutionary terms humans are distinct from other primates with respect to their ability to use language because
we can speak using a larynx
_____________ refers to the structure of speech sounds
Phonology
A language of mixed origin that developed from a complex blending of two parent languages is called
a creole
Talking about sports as a battlefield is an example of
a metaphor
Linguists refer to mixed languages with a simplified grammar that people rarely learn as a mother tongue as
a pidgin language
Which of the following is a contributing factor to the development of creoles, pidgins, and other hybrid forms of language? globalization migration all of the answers are correct colonialism commerce
all of the answers are correct
Animal call systems
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?
elaborating symbol
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 U.S. government's prohibition of Native American children speaking their indigenous languages in Indian schools has contributed most profoundly to
language death
How words fit together to make meaningful units is called
morphology
Anthropologist Sherry Ortner distinguished three kinds of culturally powerful symbols that include all of the following except
narrative symbols
When language speakers use slang or metaphor, they are engaging in which concept suggested by French linguist Ferdinand de Saussure?
parole
According to Edward Sapir, language is the symbolic guide to culture.
true
Elaborating symbols and summarizing symbols work in opposite ways.
true
If you were conducting a symbolic analysis of TV programs and wanted to identify a key scenario such as the Horatio Alger myth, which of the following would you focus on?
plots that are repeated in many of the programs that American viewers interpret as commonplace social experiences
Most people are unaware of the structure of a language until someone speaking it makes a mistake.
true
