anthropology quiz 4 – Flashcards

In a stratified society, even people who do not speak the prestige dialect tend to accept it as standard or superior. This phenomenon is referred to as

The study of sounds used in speech is known as

After being spoken for generations, pidgins may develop into

Most professional linguists regard BEV as what?

What is the term for all of a language's morphemes and their meanings?

Which of the following statements best describes the use of language by apes? A. Only humans are capable of learning and using language. B. Apes use American Sign Language in the wild. C. Apes cannot be taught to use American Sign Language. D. Only chimpanzees can learn American Sign Language. E. Apes can learn American Sign Language and have shown the capacity for cultural transmission, productivity, and displacement, although there is still a gap between human and other ape language capabilities.

Deborah Tannen's research on the speech habits of men and women has revealed that A. there are no discernible differences between the way men and women use language. B. men tend to make eye contact more frequently than women. C. women tend to recite information in an attempt to solidify their position in a social hierarchy. D. men rely more on nonverbal gestures than do women. E. women tend to use language to build social connections with others.

In his study of New York department store employees, Labov found that A. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the upper-middle-class store (Saks). B. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the middle-class store (Macy's). C. /r/ was pronounced most frequently by workers in the lower-middle-class store (S. Klein's). D. workers in all three stores pronounced /r/ with the same frequency. E. none of the workers with whom he interacted pronounced /r/.

What term refers to languages that have descended from the same ancestral language?

The Romance languages (e.g., French, Spanish) belong to which of the following language families?

The study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and expressions is called:

The study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words and their meaningful parts is known as

What term refers to the arrangement and order of words in phrases and sentences?

In which region of the United States do people not speak with an accent? A. New England B. West Coast C. Southeast D. Midwest Correct E. Regional speech variations exist throughout the United States.

What genetic difference has been found between humans and chimpanzees that is likely responsible for the human capability for speech? A. A mutation in the FOXP2 gene B. A mutation in the microcephalin gene C. A mutation in the hyoid D. A mutation in the lungs E. A mutation in the tongue

Language becomes so ingrained and influencing to our behaviors that changing how someone speaks cannot change how they think.

In the case of accidents, Spanish and Japanese speakers generally do not mention the persons or agents whose actions initiate the accident;while English syntax structure does. In a diverse society, this can raise important legal consequences fines and blames being assessed differently based on witness observations and even the cultural thinking of court offices.

Sharing culture is a strong connection. A sign language developed within a culture often is structured based on the spoken language of the majority of the population.

The language instinct refers to human inborn capacity to speak, created by the FOXP2 gene.

Tannen argues that in Western culture males are encultured toward independence & fact based communication, making it more difficult for them to understand or even notice the implications of emotional context of communications.

According to Tannen, male-female conversation is ... A. always cross-cultural as males and females, especially in Western societies, are encultured into different worldviews. B. tend toward complementary schimogensis or the mutually aggravating spiral of misunderstandings. C. reflects different expectations of the role of conversation within intimate relationships. Correct D. All of the above E. None of the above