- 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 ancient languages
C) The study of the relationship between language and culture
D) The study of sign language
- 2. What is the focus of language ideologies in linguistic anthropology?
A) Studying the origins of all languages
B) The study of syntax in different languages
C) How beliefs about language influence social life
D) The analysis of language sounds
- 3. Which method is commonly used in linguistic anthropology to study language use and social practices?
A) Historical linguistics
B) Ethnography
C) Experimental psychology
D) Neurolinguistics
- 4. Which subfield of linguistics focuses on the social aspects of language use?
A) Sociolinguistics
B) Morphology
C) Syntax
D) Phonology
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Benjamin Lee Whorf
B) Franz Boas
C) Edward Sapir
D) Noam Chomsky
- 6. What is linguistic landscape?
A) Mapping out language families geographically
B) A metaphorical analysis of language use
C) The visible display of languages in public spaces
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) Semantics
B) Phonology
C) Morphology
D) Syntax
- 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) Language has no impact on how individuals identify themselves
D) Only accents affect a person's identity
- 9. Which paradigm focuses on the documentation of at-risk languages?
A) Ethnography of communication.
B) Anthropological linguistics.
C) Linguistic anthropology.
D) Ethnopoetics.
- 10. Who is credited with preferring the term 'linguistic anthropology'?
A) Dell Hymes.
B) John Gumperz.
C) Native North American tribes.
D) Noam Chomsky.
- 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 speech is documented.
C) An event where speech could possibly occur.
D) A situation where language is analyzed.
- 12. What did Hymes hope to achieve with the second paradigm?
A) Focus solely on language structure.
B) Emphasize the documentation of languages.
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) Phonetic analysis tools.
C) Linguistic software.
D) Digital transcription.
- 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) Audio recording
D) Computer simulations
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Lima
B) Manaus
C) Rio de Janeiro
D) Gapun
- 17. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Parental care
B) Baby talk
C) Storytelling
D) Childhood games
- 18. 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
- 19. In the studies of Ochs and Schieffelin, what role did fathers often play in dinner stories?
A) Listener
B) Narrator
C) Protagonist
D) Problematizer
- 20. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Socializing role
B) Economic role
C) Political role
D) Artistic role
- 21. Who opened the way for the increase in work done by linguistic anthropologists on the theme of ideologies?
A) Michael Silverstein
B) Roman Jakobson
C) Braj Kachru
D) Woolard
- 22. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) When do they do it?
B) Where do they do it?
C) How do they do it?
D) Why do they do that?
- 23. What language is influenced by 'kiva speech'?
A) English
B) Tewa
C) Kiowa
D) Hopi
- 24. Who investigated local varieties of English in South Asia?
A) Roman Jakobson
B) Braj Kachru
C) Michael Silverstein
D) David Crystal
- 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 dominant language.
D) A lingua franca.
- 26. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) Woolard
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Braj Kachru
D) David Crystal
- 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) Noam Chomsky
C) Edward Sapir
D) Martin Guardado
- 28. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Obsolete
B) Fledgling
C) Mature
D) Comprehensive
- 29. Who published a groundbreaking article on Samoan greetings and their transformation of social space?
A) Duranti
B) Joseph Errington
C) Joel Kuipers
D) Paul Kroskrity
- 30. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) Metricalizations
B) Social space
C) Kiva
D) The exemplary center
- 31. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The study of race, class, and gender
B) The role of social structures
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) Jonathan Rosa
C) Bonnie Urciuoli
D) Awad Ibrahim
- 33. Who explores 'Language, Race, and White Public Space' in American Anthropologist?
A) Jane H. Hill
B) Jonathan Rosa
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Bonnie Urciuoli
- 34. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Mary Bucholtz
B) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
C) Kira Hall
D) Ayala Fader
- 35. Who authored 'Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn'?
A) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
B) Martin F. Manalansan IV
C) Don Kulick
D) Ayala Fader
- 36. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) Allah Made Us
B) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
C) Homegirls
D) Queerly Phrased
- 37. Who explored language and becoming in African American women's hair care?
A) Norma Mendoza-Denton
B) Ben Rampton
C) Ayala Fader
D) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
- 38. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
B) Language in Society
C) Men and Masculinities
D) Annual Review of Anthropology
- 39. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Kira Hall
B) Martin F. Manalansan IV
C) Don Kulick
D) Norma Mendoza-Denton
- 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) Jerome Rothenberg
B) Ayala Fader
C) Martin F. Manalansan IV
D) Norma Mendoza-Denton
- 42. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Mary Bucholtz
C) Kira Hall
D) Don Kulick
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