- 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 ancient languages
B) The study of language acquisition
C) The study of sign language
D) The study of the relationship between language and culture
- 2. What is the focus of language ideologies in linguistic anthropology?
A) The analysis of language sounds
B) Studying the origins of all languages
C) The study of syntax in different 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) Historical linguistics
C) Ethnography
D) Neurolinguistics
- 4. Which subfield of linguistics focuses on the social aspects of language use?
A) Syntax
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Morphology
D) Phonology
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Franz Boas
B) Noam Chomsky
C) Benjamin Lee Whorf
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) Phonology
B) Morphology
C) Syntax
D) Semantics
- 8. What is the relationship between language and identity in linguistic anthropology?
A) Identity is predetermined by genetics, not language
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) Only accents affect a person's identity
- 9. Which paradigm focuses on the documentation of at-risk languages?
A) Ethnography of communication.
B) Ethnopoetics.
C) Linguistic anthropology.
D) Anthropological linguistics.
- 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) An event with speech presented for a significant duration.
B) A situation where language is analyzed.
C) A situation where speech is documented.
D) An event where speech could possibly occur.
- 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) Mechanical recording.
B) Phonetic analysis tools.
C) Linguistic software.
D) Digital transcription.
- 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) Written transcripts
D) Computer simulations
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Gapun
B) Manaus
C) Rio de Janeiro
D) Lima
- 17. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
B) Allah Made Us
C) Queerly Phrased
D) Homegirls
- 18. Who authored 'The Rhizome of Blackness: A Critical Ethnography of Hip-Hop Culture, Language, Identity, and the Politics of Becoming'?
A) Awad Ibrahim
B) Bonnie Urciuoli
C) Krystal Smalls
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 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) Don Kulick
B) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
C) Ayala Fader
D) Martin F. Manalansan IV
- 21. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Baby talk
B) Storytelling
C) Childhood games
D) Parental care
- 22. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The role of social structures
B) The analysis of linguistic 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) The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes
D) Crossing
- 24. Who investigated local varieties of English in South Asia?
A) Roman Jakobson
B) Braj Kachru
C) David Crystal
D) Michael Silverstein
- 25. What role does English play among multicultural groups in India according to Braj Kachru?
A) A disappearing language.
B) A standardized language.
C) A lingua franca.
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) Martin Guardado
B) Noam Chomsky
C) Edward Sapir
D) Basil Bernstein
- 27. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) Michael Silverstein
B) David Crystal
C) Woolard
D) Braj Kachru
- 28. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) Metricalizations
B) Kiva
C) Social space
D) The exemplary center
- 29. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Obsolete
B) Mature
C) Fledgling
D) Comprehensive
- 30. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Language in Society
B) Annual Review of Anthropology
C) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
D) Men and Masculinities
- 31. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Kira Hall
B) Don Kulick
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Ayala Fader
- 32. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Artistic role
B) Socializing role
C) Economic role
D) Political role
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Bonnie Urciuoli
B) Jane H. Hill
C) Jonathan Rosa
D) Mary Bucholtz
- 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 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) Don Kulick
B) Kira Hall
C) Martin F. Manalansan IV
D) Norma Mendoza-Denton
- 37. Who explored language and becoming in African American women's hair care?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
C) Norma Mendoza-Denton
D) Ben Rampton
- 38. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) Why do they do that?
B) When do they do it?
C) Where do they do it?
D) How do they do it?
- 39. In the studies of Ochs and Schieffelin, what role did fathers often play in dinner stories?
A) Problematizer
B) Protagonist
C) Listener
D) Narrator
- 40. What language is influenced by 'kiva speech'?
A) Tewa
B) Kiowa
C) Hopi
D) English
- 41. Who published a groundbreaking article on Samoan greetings and their transformation of social space?
A) Paul Kroskrity
B) Joseph Errington
C) Joel Kuipers
D) Duranti
- 42. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Mary Bucholtz
B) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
C) Kira Hall
D) Ayala Fader
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