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Ethnolinguistics
  • 1. Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and culture within a society. It explores how language influences social interactions, identity, beliefs, and practices of a particular group of people. Ethnolinguists examine how language shapes and reflects cultural norms, values, and historical experiences. By analyzing language use in different cultural contexts, ethnolinguistics helps shed light on the complex interplay between language, society, and human behavior.

    What is ethnolinguistics?
A) The study of language acquisition in children
B) The study of the relationship between language and culture
C) The study of ancient languages
D) The study of animal communication
  • 2. What is a pidgin language?
A) A language spoken by a small ethnic group
B) A linguistic tool for language preservation
C) A simplified language that arises as a means of communication between speakers of different languages
D) A language spoken by people on the margins of society
  • 3. Which term refers to the study of how language is used in society?
A) Typology
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Syntax
D) Phonetics
  • 4. What is the role of language in cultural identity?
A) Culture influences language but not identity
B) Cultural identity is solely determined by genetics
C) Language can shape a person's cultural identity and sense of belonging
D) Language has no impact on cultural identity
  • 5. How does language influence social identity?
A) Language plays a small role in social identity
B) Language has no impact on social identity
C) Language can be a marker of social identity and belonging
D) Social identity is determined solely by income level
  • 6. What is code-switching?
A) A communication disorder
B) A type of language isolation
C) The practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in a conversation
D) An accent reduction technique
  • 7. What is linguistic anthropology?
A) The study of language change over time
B) The study of language acquisition
C) The study of animal communication
D) The study of how language influences social life
  • 8. Which term refers to the structure and rules governing a language?
A) Dialectology
B) Grammar
C) Phonology
D) Semantics
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