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