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UCLA Anthropology 4 midterm
According to Alim, what is exceptionalizing discourse? What is the technical term
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this concept draws on? Give a general example. - ANS -setting up a POC as
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an exception of their group because they exceed the (negative) stereotype(s) of
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their race.
-concept draws on racial exceptionalism, which is the practice of creating
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meaning out of the existence of POC who don't fit stereotype or racial narrative.
- ex) "You speak articulately (for a X person)"
GH
According to Boas, what is Classificatory Bias? - ANS When language
differs in the ways it routinely (on an everyday basis) classifies experiences or
IN
divides up the natural and cultural world
Y
According to Bucholtz, what is slang? (2) - ANS - Sociolinguistic variation
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that does not adhere to grammatical context and is created based on
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geographic/class/political variation
- A form of social practice that builds on identity and youth culture
According to Dr. Otto Santa Ana, metaphors...: (5) - ANS - are used as
mappings that link one way of thinking to another semantic domain
- generate our worldview
, 2
- operate on power
- used frequently and we are often unaware of it
- Not natural, only conventional
R
According to the Principle of Linguistic Relativity (AKA the Sapir-Whorf
E
Hypothesis), why aren't individuals ever able to accurately describe their worlds?
H
- ANS - we are always going to be influenced by our nature and nurture, our
language is imbued with our interests/perspectives etc.
G
- we are restrained to certain modes of interpretation even while we think we are
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not
H
- language is the framework through which you make sense of the world and it
G
structures our thoughts
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America is a hyperracial society. What does this mean? - ANS we are
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constantly orienting to race while at the same time denying the overwhelming
Y
evidence that shows the ways that American society is fundamentally structured
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by it.
F
Ie. when people freaked out about the fist bump Michelle gave Barack
Authentication - ANS the process by which people actively construct their
identities based on ideas of genuineness or credibility.
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Cisheteropatriarchy - ANS an ideological system that naturalizes normative
views of what it means to look and act like a straight man and marginalizes
women, femininity, and all gender non-conforming bodies that challenge the
gender binary
ER
Conversation analysis - ANS Interpretations of what is going on in a
H
conversation must be shown in the structure of the talk.
G
Define Hill's folk theories and its linguistic purpose. (2) - ANS -Folk theories
I
guide and limit how we can talk, think, and respond to racism.
H
-Folk theories look at where racist language is defined and where racism lies.
G
Define phonetics. - ANS -The study of the production and perception of
N
speech sounds
I
-can be indexical of various social practices (ie. tongue clicks)
LY
Explain "Type 1: Familiar Exchange" from Baugh's situational styles. - ANS
F
speech events that have familiar participants, all of whom are natives of the black
vernacular culture.
Individuals in this also share long-term relationships (tend to be close-knit and
self-supporting).
UCLA Anthropology 4 midterm
According to Alim, what is exceptionalizing discourse? What is the technical term
R
this concept draws on? Give a general example. - ANS -setting up a POC as
E
an exception of their group because they exceed the (negative) stereotype(s) of
H
their race.
-concept draws on racial exceptionalism, which is the practice of creating
IG
meaning out of the existence of POC who don't fit stereotype or racial narrative.
- ex) "You speak articulately (for a X person)"
GH
According to Boas, what is Classificatory Bias? - ANS When language
differs in the ways it routinely (on an everyday basis) classifies experiences or
IN
divides up the natural and cultural world
Y
According to Bucholtz, what is slang? (2) - ANS - Sociolinguistic variation
L
that does not adhere to grammatical context and is created based on
F
geographic/class/political variation
- A form of social practice that builds on identity and youth culture
According to Dr. Otto Santa Ana, metaphors...: (5) - ANS - are used as
mappings that link one way of thinking to another semantic domain
- generate our worldview
, 2
- operate on power
- used frequently and we are often unaware of it
- Not natural, only conventional
R
According to the Principle of Linguistic Relativity (AKA the Sapir-Whorf
E
Hypothesis), why aren't individuals ever able to accurately describe their worlds?
H
- ANS - we are always going to be influenced by our nature and nurture, our
language is imbued with our interests/perspectives etc.
G
- we are restrained to certain modes of interpretation even while we think we are
I
not
H
- language is the framework through which you make sense of the world and it
G
structures our thoughts
N
America is a hyperracial society. What does this mean? - ANS we are
I
constantly orienting to race while at the same time denying the overwhelming
Y
evidence that shows the ways that American society is fundamentally structured
L
by it.
F
Ie. when people freaked out about the fist bump Michelle gave Barack
Authentication - ANS the process by which people actively construct their
identities based on ideas of genuineness or credibility.
, 3
Cisheteropatriarchy - ANS an ideological system that naturalizes normative
views of what it means to look and act like a straight man and marginalizes
women, femininity, and all gender non-conforming bodies that challenge the
gender binary
ER
Conversation analysis - ANS Interpretations of what is going on in a
H
conversation must be shown in the structure of the talk.
G
Define Hill's folk theories and its linguistic purpose. (2) - ANS -Folk theories
I
guide and limit how we can talk, think, and respond to racism.
H
-Folk theories look at where racist language is defined and where racism lies.
G
Define phonetics. - ANS -The study of the production and perception of
N
speech sounds
I
-can be indexical of various social practices (ie. tongue clicks)
LY
Explain "Type 1: Familiar Exchange" from Baugh's situational styles. - ANS
F
speech events that have familiar participants, all of whom are natives of the black
vernacular culture.
Individuals in this also share long-term relationships (tend to be close-knit and
self-supporting).
