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Which statement about chimpanzee call systems is NOT accurate?
Which statement about chimpanzee call systems is NOT accurate?
- They consist of sounds that vary in intensity and duration.
- Like language, they include displacement and cultural transmission. (correct)
- Calls cannot be combined when multiple stimuli are present.
- They are stimuli dependent.
- They consist of a limited number of sounds.
What is the area of study that concerns itself with the combination of sounds to form words?
What is the area of study that concerns itself with the combination of sounds to form words?
- Syntax
- Phonology
- Grammar
- Morphology (correct)
- Lexicon
What is the term used to describe the variations in speech depending on different contexts or social situations?
What is the term used to describe the variations in speech depending on different contexts or social situations?
- Situational syntax
- Chomskian verbosity
- Linguistic confusion
- Style shifting (correct)
- Contextual phonetics
What are phonemes?
What are phonemes?
According to the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i," how has the relationship between speaking pidgin and native Hawaiian identity evolved?
According to the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i," how has the relationship between speaking pidgin and native Hawaiian identity evolved?
As depicted in the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i," how does speech relate to broader social and cultural dynamics?
As depicted in the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i," how does speech relate to broader social and cultural dynamics?
In the context of language use, what is an example of what Bourdieu refers to as symbolic domination?
In the context of language use, what is an example of what Bourdieu refers to as symbolic domination?
What is the study of the sounds used in speech called?
What is the study of the sounds used in speech called?
What term describes the ability to create new expressions by combining other expressions?
What term describes the ability to create new expressions by combining other expressions?
Which of the following accurately describes the effects of globalization on language?
Which of the following accurately describes the effects of globalization on language?
What is a key difference between human speech and non-human animal communication?
What is a key difference between human speech and non-human animal communication?
What concept was studied by Sapir and Whorf?
What concept was studied by Sapir and Whorf?
Which of the following statements is NOT true of sociolinguists?
Which of the following statements is NOT true of sociolinguists?
What key feature of language explains anthropologists' sustained interest in its study?
What key feature of language explains anthropologists' sustained interest in its study?
The study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and facial expressions is known as:
The study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and facial expressions is known as:
What is one of the stated goals of public anthropology?
What is one of the stated goals of public anthropology?
What is the name of the Brazilian danceplay that reenacts the Portuguese discovery of Brazil?
What is the name of the Brazilian danceplay that reenacts the Portuguese discovery of Brazil?
Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social, cultural, and political rights?
Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social, cultural, and political rights?
Deforestation is a global concern. The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT:
Deforestation is a global concern. The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT:
What is the single greatest obstacle to slowing climate change?
What is the single greatest obstacle to slowing climate change?
Flashcards
Chimpanzee Call Systems
Chimpanzee Call Systems
Unlike language, chimpanzee call systems are stimuli dependent; they do not include displacement and cultural transmission.
Morphology
Morphology
Morphology is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words.
Style Shifting
Style Shifting
Style shifting refers to variations in speech due to different contexts or situations.
Phonemes
Phonemes
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Productivity (in Linguistics)
Productivity (in Linguistics)
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Effects of Globalization on Language
Effects of Globalization on Language
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Human vs. Animal Communication
Human vs. Animal Communication
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
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Sociolinguistics Focus
Sociolinguistics Focus
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Kinesics
Kinesics
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Illness
Illness
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Disease
Disease
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Value of Ethnography
Value of Ethnography
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Goal of Development Projects
Goal of Development Projects
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"At a distance" studies during WWII
"At a distance" studies during WWII
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McDonald's in Brazil
McDonald's in Brazil
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Madagascar Rice Project Success
Madagascar Rice Project Success
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Shamans and Disease Theory
Shamans and Disease Theory
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Climate Change Action
Climate Change Action
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Greenhouse Gas Levels
Greenhouse Gas Levels
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Study Notes
- Chimpanzee call systems do not include displacement and cultural transmission, unlike language
- Morphology is the study of the forms in which sounds combine to form words.
- Variations in speech due to different contexts or situations are known as style shifting.
- Phonemes are the minimal sound contrasts that distinguish meaning in a language.
- The relationship between speaking pidgin and native Hawaiian identity has changed over the years as the Hawaiian language has been revitalized, which can be seen in the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i."
- Speech is related to wider social and cultural issues, which can be seen in the film "Pidgin: The Voice of Hawai'i."
- Speech can be related to socioeconomic class, validated, or stigmatized.
- Symbolic domination is when people in a stratified society who do not speak the prestige dialect tend to accept it as standard or superior, according to Bourdieu.
- Phonology is the study of the sounds used in speech.
- Productivity is the ability to create new expressions by combining other expressions.
- Globalization leads to language loss, language programs, an increase in loan words, and a diminishment of linguistic diversity.
- Humans can produce complex and sophisticated sounds, body movements, and gestures, unlike non-human animals.
- Sapir and Whorf studied the influence of language on thought.
- Sociolinguists are not necessarily interested in the rules that govern language, but the actual language used in everyday life.
- Language is always changing and helps explain anthropologists' continued interest in studying it.
- Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures, and facial expressions.
- Illness is a condition of poor health perceived by an individual
- Disease is a scientifically identified health threat.
- Ethnography provides a firsthand account of the day-to-day issues and challenges that a community faces, as well as how people think about and react to these issues.
- Increased equity is the goal of most development projects
- The Germans and Japanese were studied "at a distance" during WWII
- The success of McDonald's in Brazil illustrates that innovation succeeds best when it is culturally appropriate, and this applies to businesses as well as development projects.
- Malagasy leaders were of "the people" and followed the descent-group ethic of pooling resources for the good of the group, which contributed towards the success of the Madagascar rice production project.
- Shamans are effective under personalistic disease theories.
- Dispersed settlements is not a feature of urban life.
- Development projects often fail when they fall into the trap of overinnovation because people are usually willing to change just enough to maintain, or slightly improve on, what they already have.
- The professor's research in the Caribbean showed that none of the answers were correct; therefore the professor would favor women as workers in many world market factories.
- Corporate anthropologists face ethical dilemmas, and that all answers are correct
- Medical anthropology considers the biocultural context and implications of disease and illness.
- Public anthropology opposes policies that promote injustice.
- USF graduate students disagreed strongly and showed how useful anthropology can be when Gov. Rick Scott made comments about anthropology
- Studying gang violence in the context of large-scale immigrant adaptation to U.S. cities best illustrates urban anthropologists' ability to help social groups interact with institutions.
- Development anthropology focuses on social issues and the cultural dimension of economic development.
- Chegança is the name of the Brazilian danceplay that reenacts the Portuguese discovery of Brazil.
- Dominicans have been characterized as living "between two islands".
- Acculturation is a form of cultural change, like Westernization.
- Essentialism is not an example of key forces in modern global culture
- Cultural imperialism is the term that refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures.
- Ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions; that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.
- Indigenous people is a term that social movements worldwide have adopted as a self-identifying label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social, cultural, and political rights?
- Intensification of foraging lifestyles among communities that have retreated from the chaos of modern life is not a scenario of deforestation.
- Cases of local communities that use modern technology to preserve and revive their traditions are becoming more common
- Meeting energy needs, particularly in energy-hungry countries such as the United States, China, and India is the single greatest obstacle to slowing climate change.
- Identities are not fixed, they are fluid and multiple.
- Cultural imperialism refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures.
- Addressing climate change should not be addressed exclusively at the international and national levels, per the American Anthropological Association's "Statement on Humanity and Climate Change."
- IndÃgena (indigenous person) is the Spanish term favored by social scientists and politicians over indio (Indian) to refer to the native inhabitants of the Americas
- Translocal describes the linkages in the modern world that have both enlarged and erased old boundaries and distinctions, according to Arjun Appadurai (1990).
- Anthropogenic causes mainly cause global warming.
- Sociocultural adaptive means causes humans to be more flexible to other species.
- The atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases has reached its highest level in 400,000 years and will continue to rise, as will global temperatures, without actions to slow it down.
- Essentialism describes the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.
- Autochthony highlights the prominence that the exclusion of strangers has assumed in day-to-day politics worldwide and has been claimed by majority groups in Europe, unlike indigenous peoples.
- Today's ecological anthropology attempts to find solutions, acknowledging that ecosystems management involves multiple levels.
- Ecological anthropology focuses on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment.
- A broad-spectrum revolution is NOT one of the possible consequences experienced after the "shock phase" of an encounter between indigenous societies and more powerful outsiders.
- Autochthony highlights the prominence that the exclusion of strangers has assumed in day-to-day politics worldwide and has been claimed by majority groups in Europe.
- Indigenous people is the self-identifying lable based on past suppression.
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