- 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 the relationship between language and culture
B) The study of sign language
C) The study of ancient languages
D) The study of language acquisition
- 2. What is the focus of language ideologies in linguistic anthropology?
A) The analysis of language sounds
B) The study of syntax in different languages
C) Studying the origins of all languages
D) How beliefs about language influence social life
- 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) Sociolinguistics
B) Phonology
C) Syntax
D) Morphology
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Edward Sapir
B) Franz Boas
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Benjamin Lee Whorf
- 6. What is linguistic landscape?
A) A metaphorical analysis of language use
B) Mapping out language families geographically
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) Morphology
B) Phonology
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) Language has no impact on how individuals identify themselves
C) Language can shape and reflect a person's sense of self and group belonging
D) Identity is predetermined by genetics, not language
- 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) John Gumperz.
B) Noam Chomsky.
C) Dell Hymes.
D) Native North American tribes.
- 11. What is a 'speech event' according to the second paradigm?
A) A situation where language is analyzed.
B) An event with speech presented for a significant duration.
C) An event where speech could possibly occur.
D) A situation where speech is documented.
- 12. What did Hymes hope to achieve with the second paradigm?
A) Distance linguistic anthropology from anthropology.
B) Focus solely on language structure.
C) Link linguistic anthropology more closely to anthropology.
D) Emphasize the documentation of languages.
- 13. Which technological development was anticipated in the second paradigm?
A) Phonetic analysis tools.
B) Mechanical recording.
C) Digital transcription.
D) Linguistic software.
- 14. When did the third paradigm in linguistic anthropology begin?
A) The mid-1990s
B) The late 1980s
C) The early 2000s
D) The early 1970s
- 15. What technology is heavily used in the third paradigm?
A) Video documentation
B) Written transcripts
C) Computer simulations
D) Audio recording
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Gapun
B) Rio de Janeiro
C) Manaus
D) Lima
- 17. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) Homegirls
B) Allah Made Us
C) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
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) Woolard
C) Michael Silverstein
D) Braj Kachru
- 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) 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 analysis of linguistic structures
B) The exemplary center idea
C) The role of social 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) Queer Excursions
D) Crossing
- 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 lingua franca.
C) A disappearing language.
D) A dominant 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) Noam Chomsky
B) Basil Bernstein
C) Edward Sapir
D) Martin Guardado
- 27. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) Braj Kachru
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Woolard
D) David Crystal
- 28. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) Metricalizations
B) The exemplary center
C) Social space
D) Kiva
- 29. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Mature
B) Fledgling
C) Comprehensive
D) Obsolete
- 30. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
B) Men and Masculinities
C) Annual Review of Anthropology
D) Language in Society
- 31. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Don Kulick
B) Ayala Fader
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Kira Hall
- 32. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Economic role
B) Political role
C) Artistic role
D) Socializing role
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Jane H. Hill
B) Bonnie Urciuoli
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 34. Who contributed to the theory of ethnopoetics?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Jerome Rothenberg
C) Norma Mendoza-Denton
D) Ayala Fader
- 35. How do caregivers in many societies orient children to recognize kin?
A) By holding the child facing outward
B) By leaving the child alone
C) By holding the child facing inward
D) By placing the child in a crib
- 36. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Norma Mendoza-Denton
C) Kira Hall
D) Don Kulick
- 37. Who explored language and becoming in African American women's hair care?
A) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
B) Norma Mendoza-Denton
C) Ben Rampton
D) Ayala Fader
- 38. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) When do they do it?
B) How do they do it?
C) Why do they do that?
D) Where 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) Listener
D) Narrator
- 40. What language is influenced by 'kiva speech'?
A) English
B) Hopi
C) Kiowa
D) Tewa
- 41. Who published a groundbreaking article on Samoan greetings and their transformation of social space?
A) Paul Kroskrity
B) Duranti
C) Joseph Errington
D) Joel Kuipers
- 42. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Kira Hall
B) Mary Bucholtz
C) Ayala Fader
D) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
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