Cultural Anthropology Unit 2 Quiz

Language is a system of verbal and non-verbal symbols used to communicate,

• true

• false

Paralanguage is the tone and volume of speech.

• true

• false

Kinesics is body language, including gestures, expressions, postures, and eye movements.

• true

• false

Pick the right vocabulary word: The study of specific features of individual languages, such as patterns of grammar and sounds.

• Historical Linguistics

• Descriptive Linguistics

• Sociolinguistics

Pick the right vocabulary word: The study of how languages develop and change over time and how languages related to each other.

• Historical Linguistics

• Descriptive Linguistics

• Sociolinguistics

Pick the right vocabulary word: The study of how language is used by people in society.

• Historical Linguistics

• Descriptive Linguistics

• Sociolinguistics

Phonemes are formed by combining morphemes and are a minimal unit comprising sound, meaning, and function.

• true

• false

Morphemes are formed by combining phonemes and are a minimal unit comprising sound, meaning, and function.

• true

• false

Who was Kenneth Pike and what type of linguistics did he do? (multiple correct answers)

• Served with Wycliffe Bible Translators

• served with SIL International

• Sociolinguistics

• Descriptive Linguistics

Weber provided key measures of social structure, which are: (multiple answers)

• Prestige

• Power

• Possessions

• Pay