Module 4

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A vernacular region is based upon

a common or shared perception about a region

What is NOT true about folk culture: -folk culture is often limited to a geographically isolated region -folk culture is practiced by a group of people from the same cultures and region -Folk culture is often handed down through oral history -folk culture characteristics vary from region to region -Folk culture is diffused more rapidly than popular culture

-Folk culture is diffused more rapidly than popular culture

Which of the following types of diffusion is LEAST linked to globalization

Contagious Diffusion

What best describes the development of English as a language

English was influenced by the languages of various people who invaded the British Isles

The development of Nu Shu in traditional Chinese society is an example of what kind of subculture language

Gender

The English language is part of what language group

Germanic

Which type of diffusion is fueled by mass media

Hierarchical diffusion

What language family has the most speakers

Indo-European

Which of the following had the greatest influence in creating differences in British English versus American English

Isolation

Which of the following has played the largest role in the spread of pop culture

Mass media and communication

How will globalization MOST LIKELY affect the language around the world

More languages will become extinct

What supports the view of globalization is NOT a process of syncretism

Most popular culture comes from the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan

Which of the following is an example of a functional cultural region? -appalachian mountains -European union -dixie -Red Sox fan base -Latin America

Red Sox fan base

What is the MOST influential of the dialect in the United States

Region and immigrant settlement patterns

Celebrations of the Chinese New Year by Chinese American citizens in the United States are MORE LIKELY to be the result of what kind of diffusion

Relocation diffusion

Examples of artifacts of Japan

Tea houses and temples

What are examples of how international fast food companies have incorporated local cultures into their products and services

The big mac in India is made of chicken and Lobsters rolls are served at McDonalds in Maine

Within the same formal language, there can be variance in social language people use because of

situation and social status

What of the following is true about the origins of the Indo-European language family

There are two main competing theories that explain the origins of the Indo-European language family

What is a sociofact that has spread throughout the world?

spectator sports

Why has popular culture tended to be more destructive of the environment than folk culture

folk culture is more dependent on its surroundings

Which of the following is less likely to happen to folk culture in the future

it will disappear completely from some regions of the world

terms like monotheism and individualism are

mentifacts


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