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What intellectual and scientific task was of great importance according to the text?
What intellectual and scientific task was of great importance according to the text?
- Studying the relationship between culture and society
- Explaining human variety in race, language, and culture (correct)
- Comparing different languages
- Collecting Native American vocabularies
What does the presence of multiple words in Inuit languages for different snow conditions reflect?
What does the presence of multiple words in Inuit languages for different snow conditions reflect?
- Linguistic determinism of snow-related terms
- Cultural significance of varied snow conditions (correct)
- Difficulty in describing snow in Inuit languages
- Inadequacy in Inuit vocabulary
Who is acknowledged as the 'founding father' of American anthropology in the text?
Who is acknowledged as the 'founding father' of American anthropology in the text?
- Franz Boas (correct)
- Native American academics
- Edward Sapir
- Thomas Jefferson
Which term refers to joy derived from someone else's misfortune that lacks an exact English equivalent?
Which term refers to joy derived from someone else's misfortune that lacks an exact English equivalent?
What was one of the main purposes Thomas Jefferson had in collecting Native American vocabularies?
What was one of the main purposes Thomas Jefferson had in collecting Native American vocabularies?
What is the linguistic concept that aligns with 'cultural uniqueness'?
What is the linguistic concept that aligns with 'cultural uniqueness'?
Why did the study of the relationship among language, culture, and society become important according to the text?
Why did the study of the relationship among language, culture, and society become important according to the text?
What does 'lexical specialization' refer to in the context of language?
What does 'lexical specialization' refer to in the context of language?
Which concept refers to the belief that no language is more complex or simpler than any other?
Which concept refers to the belief that no language is more complex or simpler than any other?
What is the term for the relationship between language and thought where language determines the way people perceive and organize the world?
What is the term for the relationship between language and thought where language determines the way people perceive and organize the world?
In Spanish, what grammatical aspect distinguishes 'el libro' (the book) from 'la mesa' (the table)?
In Spanish, what grammatical aspect distinguishes 'el libro' (the book) from 'la mesa' (the table)?
What does linguistic indeterminacy suggest about the distinctions a language makes?
What does linguistic indeterminacy suggest about the distinctions a language makes?
