- 1. Linguistic anthropology is the interdisciplinary study of how language influences social life. It explores how language shapes cultural practices, identities, social relationships, and power dynamics within human societies. Linguistic anthropologists investigate language in its social context, examining how it reflects and reproduces social norms, values, and beliefs. They also study how language use varies among different groups, including across ethnic, gender, and class lines. By analyzing language in relation to culture, linguists uncover insights into human behavior, cognition, and social organization. Linguistic anthropology offers a unique perspective on the complex interplay between language and society, shedding light on the ways in which language both reflects and shapes our shared human experience.
What is linguistic anthropology?
A) The study of sign language
B) The study of the relationship between language and culture
C) The study of ancient languages
D) The study of language acquisition
- 2. What is the focus of language ideologies in linguistic anthropology?
A) Studying the origins of all languages
B) The analysis of language sounds
C) How beliefs about language influence social life
D) The study of syntax in different languages
- 3. Which method is commonly used in linguistic anthropology to study language use and social practices?
A) Experimental psychology
B) Ethnography
C) Historical linguistics
D) Neurolinguistics
- 4. Which subfield of linguistics focuses on the social aspects of language use?
A) Phonology
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Syntax
D) Morphology
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Noam Chomsky
B) Benjamin Lee Whorf
C) Edward Sapir
D) Franz Boas
- 6. What is linguistic landscape?
A) Mapping out language families geographically
B) A metaphorical analysis of language use
C) The study of speech sounds
D) The visible display of languages in public spaces
- 7. Which term refers to the system of rules governing how words are combined to form sentences in a language?
A) Semantics
B) Phonology
C) Syntax
D) Morphology
- 8. What is the relationship between language and identity in linguistic anthropology?
A) Language has no impact on how individuals identify themselves
B) Language can shape and reflect a person's sense of self and group belonging
C) Identity is predetermined by genetics, not language
D) Only accents affect a person's identity
- 9. Which paradigm focuses on the documentation of at-risk languages?
A) Anthropological linguistics.
B) Ethnopoetics.
C) Linguistic anthropology.
D) Ethnography of communication.
- 10. Who is credited with preferring the term 'linguistic anthropology'?
A) Dell Hymes.
B) Noam Chomsky.
C) John Gumperz.
D) Native North American tribes.
- 11. What is a 'speech event' according to the second paradigm?
A) A situation where speech is documented.
B) A situation where language is analyzed.
C) An event with speech presented for a significant duration.
D) An event where speech could possibly occur.
- 12. What did Hymes hope to achieve with the second paradigm?
A) Focus solely on language structure.
B) Distance linguistic anthropology from anthropology.
C) Emphasize the documentation of languages.
D) Link linguistic anthropology more closely to anthropology.
- 13. Which technological development was anticipated in the second paradigm?
A) Linguistic software.
B) Phonetic analysis tools.
C) Digital transcription.
D) Mechanical recording.
- 14. When did the third paradigm in linguistic anthropology begin?
A) The late 1980s
B) The early 1970s
C) The mid-1990s
D) The early 2000s
- 15. What technology is heavily used in the third paradigm?
A) Video documentation
B) Audio recording
C) Written transcripts
D) Computer simulations
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Lima
B) Gapun
C) Manaus
D) Rio de Janeiro
- 17. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
B) Homegirls
C) Allah Made Us
D) Queerly Phrased
- 18. Who authored 'The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop Culture, Language, Identity, and the Politics of Becoming'?
A) Jonathan Rosa
B) Awad Ibrahim
C) Bonnie Urciuoli
D) Krystal Smalls
- 19. Who opened the way for the increase in work done by linguistic anthropologists on the theme of ideologies?
A) Roman Jakobson
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Woolard
D) Braj Kachru
- 20. Who authored 'Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn'?
A) Don Kulick
B) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
C) Ayala Fader
D) Martin F. Manalansan IV
- 21. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Baby talk
B) Childhood games
C) Parental care
D) Storytelling
- 22. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The exemplary center idea
B) The role of social structures
C) The analysis of linguistic structures
D) The study of race, class, and gender
- 23. Which book examines language and ethnicity among adolescents?
A) The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes
B) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
C) Crossing
D) Queer Excursions
- 24. Who investigated local varieties of English in South Asia?
A) Roman Jakobson
B) Michael Silverstein
C) David Crystal
D) Braj Kachru
- 25. What role does English play among multicultural groups in India according to Braj Kachru?
A) A dominant language.
B) A disappearing language.
C) A lingua franca.
D) A standardized language.
- 26. Who has posited that heritage language ideologies are 'somewhat fluid sets of understandings, justifications, beliefs, and judgments that linguistic minorities hold about their languages?'
A) Basil Bernstein
B) Martin Guardado
C) Edward Sapir
D) Noam Chomsky
- 27. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) David Crystal
B) Woolard
C) Braj Kachru
D) Michael Silverstein
- 28. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) Social space
B) The exemplary center
C) Kiva
D) Metricalizations
- 29. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Comprehensive
B) Obsolete
C) Fledgling
D) Mature
- 30. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Men and Masculinities
B) Annual Review of Anthropology
C) Language in Society
D) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
- 31. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Kira Hall
C) Don Kulick
D) Mary Bucholtz
- 32. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Socializing role
B) Economic role
C) Artistic role
D) Political role
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Bonnie Urciuoli
B) Jane H. Hill
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 34. Who contributed to the theory of ethnopoetics?
A) Norma Mendoza-Denton
B) Jerome Rothenberg
C) Ayala Fader
D) Martin F. Manalansan IV
- 35. How do caregivers in many societies orient children to recognize kin?
A) By placing the child in a crib
B) By holding the child facing outward
C) By holding the child facing inward
D) By leaving the child alone
- 36. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Norma Mendoza-Denton
B) Martin F. Manalansan IV
C) Don Kulick
D) Kira Hall
- 37. Who explored language and becoming in African American women's hair care?
A) Ben Rampton
B) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
C) Norma Mendoza-Denton
D) Ayala Fader
- 38. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) Where do they do it?
B) Why do they do that?
C) How do they do it?
D) When do they do it?
- 39. In the studies of Ochs and Schieffelin, what role did fathers often play in dinner stories?
A) Protagonist
B) Problematizer
C) Narrator
D) Listener
- 40. What language is influenced by 'kiva speech'?
A) Hopi
B) Kiowa
C) English
D) Tewa
- 41. Who published a groundbreaking article on Samoan greetings and their transformation of social space?
A) Paul Kroskrity
B) Joel Kuipers
C) Duranti
D) Joseph Errington
- 42. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
B) Mary Bucholtz
C) Kira Hall
D) Ayala Fader
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