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Most linguistic anthropologists focus on what aspects of language? - Answers -
Semantics and Pragmatics.
A sign that refers to its object by virtue of convention or habit is - Answers -A symbol
The study of the structure of sentences, including the construction of phrases is known
as - Answers -Syntax
The AAA code of ethics and University's IRB's advocate 'informed consent' That is: -
Answers -the researcher is expected to inform each subject fully about the nature of the
study and obtain consent from each participant.
What are ethnographic methods? - Answers -Participant observation, Interviews,
Surveys, Naturally Occurring conversations.
What is not an ethnographic method? - Answers -Conversation Analysis? CA
What is not an acceptable research method in linguistic anthropology? - Answers -
surreptitiously recording students having a naturally occurring conversation in a hallway
outside of class.
What is an acceptable research method in linguistic anthropology? - Answers -
participant observation, survey, measuring with a matched guise, reading and analyzing
love letters
Transcribing one hour of naturally occurring conversation takes about how many hours?
- Answers -six
A culturally specific from of language socialization of infants of the us is/are? - Answers
-Self-lowering and Child-raising
Language socialization is relevant in more than just childhood? - Answers -True
A range of possible human languages hard-wired into the brain is called - Answers -
universal grammar
Communities of Practice characterize the nature of connections and interactions that
members of speech communities have with one another. - Answers -False
Where did Labov study speech communities? - Answers -New York
ACCURATE ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATED
Most linguistic anthropologists focus on what aspects of language? - Answers -
Semantics and Pragmatics.
A sign that refers to its object by virtue of convention or habit is - Answers -A symbol
The study of the structure of sentences, including the construction of phrases is known
as - Answers -Syntax
The AAA code of ethics and University's IRB's advocate 'informed consent' That is: -
Answers -the researcher is expected to inform each subject fully about the nature of the
study and obtain consent from each participant.
What are ethnographic methods? - Answers -Participant observation, Interviews,
Surveys, Naturally Occurring conversations.
What is not an ethnographic method? - Answers -Conversation Analysis? CA
What is not an acceptable research method in linguistic anthropology? - Answers -
surreptitiously recording students having a naturally occurring conversation in a hallway
outside of class.
What is an acceptable research method in linguistic anthropology? - Answers -
participant observation, survey, measuring with a matched guise, reading and analyzing
love letters
Transcribing one hour of naturally occurring conversation takes about how many hours?
- Answers -six
A culturally specific from of language socialization of infants of the us is/are? - Answers
-Self-lowering and Child-raising
Language socialization is relevant in more than just childhood? - Answers -True
A range of possible human languages hard-wired into the brain is called - Answers -
universal grammar
Communities of Practice characterize the nature of connections and interactions that
members of speech communities have with one another. - Answers -False
Where did Labov study speech communities? - Answers -New York
