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