- 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 ancient languages
C) The study of language acquisition
D) The study of sign language
- 2. What is the focus of language ideologies in linguistic anthropology?
A) How beliefs about language influence social life
B) Studying the origins of all languages
C) The analysis of language sounds
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) Historical linguistics
C) Neurolinguistics
D) Ethnography
- 4. Which subfield of linguistics focuses on the social aspects of language use?
A) Morphology
B) Phonology
C) Syntax
D) Sociolinguistics
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Noam Chomsky
B) Benjamin Lee Whorf
C) Franz Boas
D) Edward Sapir
- 6. What is linguistic landscape?
A) The study of speech sounds
B) The visible display of languages in public spaces
C) A metaphorical analysis of language use
D) Mapping out language families geographically
- 7. Which term refers to the system of rules governing how words are combined to form sentences in a language?
A) Syntax
B) Phonology
C) Semantics
D) Morphology
- 8. What is the relationship between language and identity in linguistic anthropology?
A) Identity is predetermined by genetics, not language
B) Only accents affect a person's identity
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) Ethnopoetics.
C) Ethnography of communication.
D) Linguistic anthropology.
- 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) An event where speech could possibly occur.
B) A situation where language is analyzed.
C) A situation where speech is documented.
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) Focus solely on language structure.
D) Distance linguistic anthropology from anthropology.
- 13. Which technological development was anticipated in the second paradigm?
A) Digital transcription.
B) Phonetic analysis tools.
C) Linguistic software.
D) Mechanical recording.
- 14. When did the third paradigm in linguistic anthropology begin?
A) The late 1980s
B) The early 1970s
C) The early 2000s
D) The mid-1990s
- 15. What technology is heavily used in the third paradigm?
A) Video documentation
B) Audio recording
C) Computer simulations
D) Written transcripts
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Gapun
B) Lima
C) Manaus
D) Rio de Janeiro
- 17. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Parental care
B) Childhood games
C) Storytelling
D) Baby talk
- 18. How do caregivers in many societies orient children to recognize kin?
A) By placing the child in a crib
B) By leaving the child alone
C) By holding the child facing inward
D) By holding the child facing outward
- 19. In the studies of Ochs and Schieffelin, what role did fathers often play in dinner stories?
A) Narrator
B) Protagonist
C) Problematizer
D) Listener
- 20. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Socializing role
B) Political role
C) Economic role
D) Artistic role
- 21. Who opened the way for the increase in work done by linguistic anthropologists on the theme of ideologies?
A) Braj Kachru
B) Woolard
C) Michael Silverstein
D) Roman Jakobson
- 22. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) Where do they do it?
B) When do they do it?
C) Why do they do that?
D) How do they do it?
- 23. What language is influenced by 'kiva speech'?
A) Tewa
B) Kiowa
C) Hopi
D) English
- 24. Who investigated local varieties of English in South Asia?
A) Roman Jakobson
B) David Crystal
C) Michael Silverstein
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 contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) Braj Kachru
B) Woolard
C) David Crystal
D) Michael Silverstein
- 27. 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) Martin Guardado
B) Basil Bernstein
C) Edward Sapir
D) Noam Chomsky
- 28. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Obsolete
B) Fledgling
C) Comprehensive
D) Mature
- 29. Who published a groundbreaking article on Samoan greetings and their transformation of social space?
A) Joel Kuipers
B) Paul Kroskrity
C) Joseph Errington
D) Duranti
- 30. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) Metricalizations
B) The exemplary center
C) Social space
D) Kiva
- 31. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The role of social structures
B) The exemplary center idea
C) The study of race, class, and gender
D) The analysis of linguistic structures
- 32. Who authored 'The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop Culture, Language, Identity, and the Politics of Becoming'?
A) Krystal Smalls
B) Bonnie Urciuoli
C) Awad Ibrahim
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Jane H. Hill
B) Mary Bucholtz
C) Bonnie Urciuoli
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 34. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Mary Bucholtz
B) Ayala Fader
C) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
D) Kira Hall
- 35. Who authored 'Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn'?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
C) Don Kulick
D) Ayala Fader
- 36. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
B) Allah Made Us
C) Homegirls
D) Queerly Phrased
- 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. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Men and Masculinities
B) Annual Review of Anthropology
C) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
D) Language in Society
- 39. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Don Kulick
C) Norma Mendoza-Denton
D) Kira Hall
- 40. Which book examines language and ethnicity among adolescents?
A) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
B) Crossing
C) The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes
D) Queer Excursions
- 41. Who contributed to the theory of ethnopoetics?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Norma Mendoza-Denton
C) Jerome Rothenberg
D) Ayala Fader
- 42. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Kira Hall
B) Ayala Fader
C) Don Kulick
D) Mary Bucholtz
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