Question 1

Bowing in Japan signals both the beginning and end of a conversation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The incidence of dialects is increasing in the U.S.today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

On what aspect of language do sociolinguists concentrate?

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They focus on variat...

Question 4

Which statement is not true about the new communications technology of the 21ˢᵗ century?

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A)   There are space limitations that will ultimately restrain the development of new technologies.
B)   New technology has exploded in the last several decades.
C)   Networking websites such as Facebook, cell phones, and blogs are changing many aspects of the social structure.
D)   Cell phones are now used for sending "disinformation."
E)   Cell phones are used to avoid social contact in some areas.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

In the United States approximately 60% of the adult population has a functional knowledge of a second language.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cultural emphasis refers to:

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A)   the major nonverbal forms of communication in a society.
B)   the favorite forms of argument in a society.
C)   the one language most members of society learn better than any other.
D)   the group of words in a language that are considered more adaptively important in that culture.
E)   certain types of words that are found repeatedly in different languages, such as "mama."F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Which statement about language reflecting a culture's basic values is true?

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A)   Individualism is reflected in English spoken in the United States.
B)   A concern for the group and conformity is a major aspect of English.
C)   No language communicates its values. Language is only a symbol system.
D)   The English language and Japanese language carry the same cultural value system.
E)   English values supporting individualism are changing and the language reflects this.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

What is linguistic nationalism? Should the United States encourage the use of minority languages? Why or why not?

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Linguistic nationalism is the belief tha...

Question 9

Why has the Hugo Chavez government proposed to limit baby names to a list of 100 approved names?

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They believe it will protect a...

Question 10

What is displacement?

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Displacement is the capacity o...

Question 11

Long-distance truck drivers have developed a specialized vocabulary.This is a form of:

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A)   diglossia.
B)   code switching.
C)   dialects.
D)   cultural emphasis.
E)   arbitrary nature of language.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following is the best example of a synchronic study of language?

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A)   How greetings have changed in English during the past 200 years
B)   Analyzing the word origins of "percussion"
C)   Interpreting the colonialist legacy in the Swahili language
D)   Separating out English words that have been borrowed from other languages
E)   Comparative analysis of conjunctions in English and SpanishF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Define a language family.

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It is composed of al...

Question 14

Why has the number of Russian speakers declined so rapidly during the last few decades?

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A)   There has been a significant decline in reproductive rates in Russian countries and there are fewer and fewer people to speak the language.
B)   So many Russians have emigrated from their homeland that there is very little linguistic basis for the population today.
C)   After the break-up of the Soviet Union, many countries have chosen to substitute their own indigenous languages and replace Russian.
D)   Russians are very protective of their language and will not allow other countries to use it.
E)   Russian is a difficult language and few people are able to learn it.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Syntax is the set of principles guiding how words are arranged into phrases and sentences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An example of a free morpheme is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   -ly
B)   co-
C)   car
D)   -ist
E)   -s (plural marker) F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The Japanese do not use silence as a way of communicating.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The approximate number of discrete languages that exist in the world today is:

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A)   100.
B)   550.
C)   1400.
D)   6000.
E)   10,000.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

What percent of all messages sent and received is believed to be nonverbal?

Accepted Answer

A)   100%
B)   80%
C)   70%
D)   50%
E)   25%F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

A protolanguage is an ancestral language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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