ANT 3610 MIDTERM CH 1- 3 | QUESTIONS WITH
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A sign that refers to its object by virtue of convention or habit. - Answers -Symbol
In Jakobson's model of multifunctionality, when an utterance is directed at itself, the
predominant function is: - Answers -poetic
The idea of emergence, which originated in biology, is that: - Answers -The whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.
In Jakobson's model of multifunctionality, when an utterance is directed at the channel,
the predominant function is: - Answers -Phatic
The basic idea underlying practice theory is that: - Answers -Structures at the same
time constrain and give rise to human actions.
In Goffman's model of communication, the changes of the roles of the participants are
called shifts in - Answers -footing
Language socialization is only relevant during childhood. - Answers -False
In Chomsky's view, a range of possible human languages hard-wired into the brain is
called: - Answers -universal grammar
Which of the following is not an acceptable research method in linguistic anthropology?
- Answers -Surreptitiously recording students having a naturally occurring conversation
in a hallway outside of class.
In "Portraits of the Whiteman," Keith Basso describes linguistic play among: - Answers
-the Western Apache
Where did Santa Ana and Parodi conduct their research on speech communities? -
Answers -Mexico
In his work with Yucatec Maya children in Mexico, John Lucy noticed that seven-year-
old Maya children tended to: - Answers -focus on shape over material composition
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is considered to be a true hypothesis. - Answers -False
The concept of "Communities of Practice" focuses on the nature of connections and
interactions that members of speech communities have with one another. - Answers -
False
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A sign that refers to its object by virtue of convention or habit. - Answers -Symbol
In Jakobson's model of multifunctionality, when an utterance is directed at itself, the
predominant function is: - Answers -poetic
The idea of emergence, which originated in biology, is that: - Answers -The whole is
greater than the sum of its parts.
In Jakobson's model of multifunctionality, when an utterance is directed at the channel,
the predominant function is: - Answers -Phatic
The basic idea underlying practice theory is that: - Answers -Structures at the same
time constrain and give rise to human actions.
In Goffman's model of communication, the changes of the roles of the participants are
called shifts in - Answers -footing
Language socialization is only relevant during childhood. - Answers -False
In Chomsky's view, a range of possible human languages hard-wired into the brain is
called: - Answers -universal grammar
Which of the following is not an acceptable research method in linguistic anthropology?
- Answers -Surreptitiously recording students having a naturally occurring conversation
in a hallway outside of class.
In "Portraits of the Whiteman," Keith Basso describes linguistic play among: - Answers
-the Western Apache
Where did Santa Ana and Parodi conduct their research on speech communities? -
Answers -Mexico
In his work with Yucatec Maya children in Mexico, John Lucy noticed that seven-year-
old Maya children tended to: - Answers -focus on shape over material composition
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is considered to be a true hypothesis. - Answers -False
The concept of "Communities of Practice" focuses on the nature of connections and
interactions that members of speech communities have with one another. - Answers -
False
