- 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 language acquisition
B) The study of sign language
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) How beliefs about language influence social life
B) The analysis of language sounds
C) The study of syntax in different languages
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) Morphology
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Syntax
D) Phonology
- 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 visible display of languages in public spaces
B) The study of speech sounds
C) Mapping out language families geographically
D) A metaphorical analysis of language use
- 7. Which term refers to the system of rules governing how words are combined to form sentences in a language?
A) Syntax
B) Morphology
C) Phonology
D) Semantics
- 8. What is the relationship between language and identity in linguistic anthropology?
A) Language can shape and reflect a person's sense of self and group belonging
B) Identity is predetermined by genetics, not language
C) Only accents affect a person's identity
D) Language has no impact on how individuals identify themselves
- 9. Which paradigm focuses on the documentation of at-risk languages?
A) Ethnopoetics.
B) Anthropological linguistics.
C) Linguistic anthropology.
D) Ethnography of communication.
- 10. Who is credited with preferring the term 'linguistic anthropology'?
A) Native North American tribes.
B) Noam Chomsky.
C) John Gumperz.
D) Dell Hymes.
- 11. What is a 'speech event' according to the second paradigm?
A) An event with speech presented for a significant duration.
B) An event where speech could possibly occur.
C) A situation where speech is documented.
D) A situation where language is analyzed.
- 12. What did Hymes hope to achieve with the second paradigm?
A) Distance linguistic anthropology from anthropology.
B) Emphasize the documentation of languages.
C) Focus solely on language structure.
D) Link linguistic anthropology more closely to anthropology.
- 13. Which technological development was anticipated in the second paradigm?
A) Mechanical recording.
B) Phonetic analysis tools.
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) Written transcripts
B) Computer simulations
C) Video documentation
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) Allah Made Us
B) Queerly Phrased
C) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
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) Krystal Smalls
C) Jonathan Rosa
D) Bonnie Urciuoli
- 19. Who opened the way for the increase in work done by linguistic anthropologists on the theme of ideologies?
A) Michael Silverstein
B) Braj Kachru
C) Roman Jakobson
D) Woolard
- 20. Who authored 'Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn'?
A) Don Kulick
B) Martin F. Manalansan IV
C) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
D) Ayala Fader
- 21. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Storytelling
B) Parental care
C) Childhood games
D) Baby talk
- 22. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The exemplary center idea
B) The analysis of linguistic structures
C) The role of social structures
D) The study of race, class, and gender
- 23. Which book examines language and ethnicity among adolescents?
A) Queer Excursions
B) Crossing
C) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
D) The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes
- 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 lingua franca.
B) A disappearing language.
C) A standardized 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) Basil Bernstein
B) Noam Chomsky
C) Martin Guardado
D) Edward Sapir
- 27. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) Woolard
B) David Crystal
C) Braj Kachru
D) Michael Silverstein
- 28. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) The exemplary center
B) Kiva
C) Social space
D) Metricalizations
- 29. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Mature
B) Fledgling
C) Obsolete
D) Comprehensive
- 30. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Language in Society
B) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
C) Annual Review of Anthropology
D) Men and Masculinities
- 31. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Don Kulick
C) Kira Hall
D) Mary Bucholtz
- 32. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Socializing role
B) Artistic role
C) Economic role
D) Political role
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Mary Bucholtz
B) Bonnie Urciuoli
C) Jane H. Hill
D) Jonathan Rosa
- 34. Who contributed to the theory of ethnopoetics?
A) Jerome Rothenberg
B) Ayala Fader
C) Martin F. Manalansan IV
D) Norma Mendoza-Denton
- 35. 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 outward
D) By holding the child facing inward
- 36. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Don Kulick
C) Kira Hall
D) Norma Mendoza-Denton
- 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. 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) English
C) Hopi
D) Kiowa
- 41. 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
- 42. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
B) Ayala Fader
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Kira Hall
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