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Ethnolinguistics
Contributed by: Leonard
  • 1. Ethnolinguistics is the study of the relationship between language and culture within a society. It explores how language influences social interactions, identity, beliefs, and practices of a particular group of people. Ethnolinguists examine how language shapes and reflects cultural norms, values, and historical experiences. By analyzing language use in different cultural contexts, ethnolinguistics helps shed light on the complex interplay between language, society, and human behavior.

    What is ethnolinguistics?
A) The study of ancient languages
B) The study of the relationship between language and culture
C) The study of animal communication
D) The study of language acquisition in children
  • 2. What is a pidgin language?
A) A linguistic tool for language preservation
B) A language spoken by a small ethnic group
C) A language spoken by people on the margins of society
D) A simplified language that arises as a means of communication between speakers of different languages
  • 3. Which term refers to the study of how language is used in society?
A) Phonetics
B) Sociolinguistics
C) Syntax
D) Typology
  • 4. What is the role of language in cultural identity?
A) Cultural identity is solely determined by genetics
B) Language can shape a person's cultural identity and sense of belonging
C) Language has no impact on cultural identity
D) Culture influences language but not identity
  • 5. How does language influence social identity?
A) Language can be a marker of social identity and belonging
B) Social identity is determined solely by income level
C) Language plays a small role in social identity
D) Language has no impact on social identity
  • 6. What is code-switching?
A) A communication disorder
B) The practice of alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in a conversation
C) An accent reduction technique
D) A type of language isolation
  • 7. What is linguistic anthropology?
A) The study of animal communication
B) The study of language change over time
C) The study of how language influences social life
D) The study of language acquisition
  • 8. Which term refers to the structure and rules governing a language?
A) Grammar
B) Phonology
C) Semantics
D) Dialectology
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