- 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 the relationship between language and culture
C) The study of language acquisition
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) Studying the origins of all languages
C) The study of syntax in different languages
D) The analysis of language sounds
- 3. Which method is commonly used in linguistic anthropology to study language use and social practices?
A) Experimental psychology
B) Ethnography
C) Neurolinguistics
D) Historical linguistics
- 4. Which subfield of linguistics focuses on the social aspects of language use?
A) Phonology
B) Syntax
C) Morphology
D) Sociolinguistics
- 5. Who is known for studying linguistic structures and the universal grammar theory?
A) Edward Sapir
B) Benjamin Lee Whorf
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Franz Boas
- 6. What is linguistic landscape?
A) A metaphorical analysis of language use
B) The study of speech sounds
C) The visible display of languages in public spaces
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) Morphology
B) Semantics
C) Phonology
D) Syntax
- 8. What is the relationship between language and identity in linguistic anthropology?
A) Only accents affect a person's identity
B) Language has no impact on how individuals identify themselves
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) Linguistic anthropology.
B) Anthropological linguistics.
C) Ethnography of communication.
D) Ethnopoetics.
- 10. Who is credited with preferring the term 'linguistic anthropology'?
A) Dell Hymes.
B) John Gumperz.
C) Noam Chomsky.
D) Native North American tribes.
- 11. What is a 'speech event' according to the second paradigm?
A) A situation where language is analyzed.
B) An event with speech presented for a significant duration.
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) Link linguistic anthropology more closely to anthropology.
B) Emphasize the documentation of languages.
C) Focus solely on language structure.
D) Distance linguistic anthropology from anthropology.
- 13. Which technological development was anticipated in the second paradigm?
A) Linguistic software.
B) Digital transcription.
C) Phonetic analysis tools.
D) Mechanical recording.
- 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) Audio recording
C) Video documentation
D) Computer simulations
- 16. Which village did Don Kulick study for his research on sociocultural identity?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Gapun
C) Lima
D) Manaus
- 17. Which book discusses 'Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City'?
A) Allah Made Us
B) Homegirls
C) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
D) Queerly Phrased
- 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) Jonathan Rosa
C) Krystal Smalls
D) Bonnie Urciuoli
- 19. Who opened the way for the increase in work done by linguistic anthropologists on the theme of ideologies?
A) Woolard
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Roman Jakobson
D) Braj Kachru
- 20. Who authored 'Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn'?
A) Martin F. Manalansan IV
B) Don Kulick
C) Ayala Fader
D) Lanita Jacobs-Huey
- 21. According to Ochs and Schieffelin, what is not universal?
A) Childhood games
B) Parental care
C) Storytelling
D) Baby talk
- 22. According to Silverstein, what is one of linguistic anthropology's three most important findings?
A) The analysis of linguistic structures
B) The study of race, class, and gender
C) The role of social structures
D) The exemplary center idea
- 23. Which book examines language and ethnicity among adolescents?
A) From the Kitchen to the Parlor
B) Queer Excursions
C) Crossing
D) The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes
- 24. Who investigated local varieties of English in South Asia?
A) David Crystal
B) Michael Silverstein
C) Braj Kachru
D) Roman Jakobson
- 25. What role does English play among multicultural groups in India according to Braj Kachru?
A) A disappearing language.
B) A lingua franca.
C) A dominant language.
D) A standardized 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) Edward Sapir
C) Noam Chomsky
D) Martin Guardado
- 27. Who contributed to investigations of language death and cultural assimilation?
A) Michael Silverstein
B) Braj Kachru
C) Woolard
D) David Crystal
- 28. What concept did Joseph Errington apply linguistic anthropological methods to?
A) The exemplary center
B) Social space
C) Metricalizations
D) Kiva
- 29. How is the research on heritage language ideologies described in the text?
A) Mature
B) Comprehensive
C) Fledgling
D) Obsolete
- 30. Which publication discusses the linguistic strategies of Filipino gay experiences in America?
A) Men and Masculinities
B) Annual Review of Anthropology
C) Beyond the Lavender Lexicon
D) Language in Society
- 31. Who authored 'The Gender of Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes'?
A) Ayala Fader
B) Kira Hall
C) Mary Bucholtz
D) Don Kulick
- 32. What new role did pastors introduce in the Bosavi community?
A) Socializing role
B) Political role
C) Artistic role
D) Economic 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) Norma Mendoza-Denton
B) Martin F. Manalansan IV
C) Ayala Fader
D) Jerome Rothenberg
- 35. How do caregivers in many societies orient children to recognize kin?
A) By holding the child facing inward
B) By holding the child facing outward
C) By placing the child in a crib
D) By leaving the child alone
- 36. Who authored 'Homegirls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs'?
A) Kira Hall
B) Norma Mendoza-Denton
C) Martin F. Manalansan IV
D) Don Kulick
- 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. What question do anthropologists ask about 'code switching'?
A) How do they do it?
B) Why do they do that?
C) When do they do it?
D) Where do they do it?
- 39. In the studies of Ochs and Schieffelin, what role did fathers often play in dinner stories?
A) Listener
B) Protagonist
C) Narrator
D) Problematizer
- 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) Duranti
B) Joel Kuipers
C) Paul Kroskrity
D) Joseph Errington
- 42. Which author examined language and identity practices among 'nerd girls'?
A) Mary Bucholtz
B) Kira Hall
C) Rudolf Pell Gaudio
D) Ayala Fader
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