- 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) The analysis of language sounds
B) The study of syntax in different languages
C) How beliefs about language influence social life
D) Studying the origins of all languages
- 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) Syntax
B) Phonology
C) Morphology
D) Sociolinguistics
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Noam Chomsky
B) Benjamin Lee Whorf
C) Edward Sapir
D) Franz Boas
- 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) Language has no impact on how individuals identify themselves
B) Only accents affect a person's identity
C) Identity is predetermined by genetics, not language
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) Linguistic anthropology.
C) Ethnopoetics.
D) Ethnography of communication.
- 10. Who is credited with preferring the term 'linguistic anthropology'?
A) Native North American tribes.
B) Noam Chomsky.
C) Dell Hymes.
D) John Gumperz.
- 11. What is a 'speech event' according to the second paradigm?
A) A situation where speech is documented.
B) A situation where language is analyzed.
C) An event with speech presented for a significant duration.
D) An event where speech could possibly occur.
- 12. What did Hymes hope to achieve with the second paradigm?
A) Link linguistic anthropology more closely to anthropology.
B) Distance linguistic anthropology from anthropology.
C) Focus solely on language structure.
D) Emphasize the documentation of languages.
- 13. Which technological development was anticipated in the second paradigm?
A) Digital transcription.
B) Linguistic software.
C) Phonetic analysis tools.
D) Mechanical recording.
- 14. When did the third paradigm in linguistic anthropology begin?
A) The early 1970s
B) The late 1980s
C) The mid-1990s
D) The early 2000s
- 15. What technology is heavily used in the third paradigm?
A) Video documentation
B) Computer simulations
C) Written transcripts
D) Audio recording
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Gapun
B) Rio de Janeiro
C) Lima
D) Manaus
- 17. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Childhood games
B) Parental care
C) Baby talk
D) Storytelling
- 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) Protagonist
B) Listener
C) Narrator
D) Problematizer
- 20. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Political role
B) Artistic role
C) Socializing role
D) Economic role
- 21. Who opened the way for the increase in work done by linguistic anthropologists on the theme of ideologies?
A) Roman Jakobson
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Braj Kachru
D) Woolard
- 22. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) Where do they do it?
B) Why do they do that?
C) How do they do it?
D) When do they do it?
- 23. What language is influenced by 'kiva speech'?
A) English
B) Hopi
C) Tewa
D) Kiowa
- 24. Who investigated local varieties of English in South Asia?
A) Michael Silverstein
B) David Crystal
C) Braj Kachru
D) Roman Jakobson
- 25. What role does English play among multicultural groups in India according to Braj Kachru?
A) A lingua franca.
B) A dominant language.
C) A disappearing language.
D) A standardized language.
- 26. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) David Crystal
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Braj Kachru
D) Woolard
- 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) Basil Bernstein
B) Edward Sapir
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Martin Guardado
- 28. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Mature
B) Obsolete
C) Fledgling
D) Comprehensive
- 29. Who published a groundbreaking article on Samoan greetings and their transformation of social space?
A) Joel Kuipers
B) Joseph Errington
C) Duranti
D) Paul Kroskrity
- 30. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) The exemplary center
B) Kiva
C) Social space
D) Metricalizations
- 31. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The role of social structures
B) The study of race, class, and gender
C) The analysis of linguistic structures
D) The exemplary center idea
- 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) Awad Ibrahim
C) Bonnie Urciuoli
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Bonnie Urciuoli
B) Jonathan Rosa
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Jane H. Hill
- 34. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Mary Bucholtz
B) Ayala Fader
C) Kira Hall
D) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
- 35. 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
- 36. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) Homegirls
B) Queerly Phrased
C) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
D) Allah Made Us
- 37. Who explored language and becoming in African American women's hair care?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Norma Mendoza-Denton
C) Ben Rampton
D) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
- 38. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Annual Review of Anthropology
B) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
C) Men and Masculinities
D) Language in Society
- 39. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Don Kulick
B) Martin F. Manalansan IV
C) Norma Mendoza-Denton
D) Kira Hall
- 40. Which book examines language and ethnicity among adolescents?
A) Queer Excursions
B) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
C) Crossing
D) The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes
- 41. Who contributed to the theory of ethnopoetics?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Jerome Rothenberg
C) Norma Mendoza-Denton
D) Martin F. Manalansan IV
- 42. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Kira Hall
B) Mary Bucholtz
C) Ayala Fader
D) Don Kulick
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