Please create a 40 item identification exam about the works, theories and life background of Penelope Eckert, Noam Chomsky, Ferdinand De Saussure, Leonard Bloomfield, Roman Jakobso... Please create a 40 item identification exam about the works, theories and life background of Penelope Eckert, Noam Chomsky, Ferdinand De Saussure, Leonard Bloomfield, Roman Jakobson and Edward Sapir. Read more

40-item identification exam covering the works, theories, and life backgrounds of Penelope Eckert, Noam Chomsky, Ferdinand De Saussure, Leonard Bloomfield, Roman Jakobson, and Edward Sapir.

1. Describe Penelope Eckert's main contributions to sociolinguistics. 2. What is the key theory associated with Noam Chomsky in linguistics? 3. Explain the concept of 'langue' and 'parole' introduced by Ferdinand De Saussure. 4. What is Leonard Bloomfield known for in the field of linguistics? 5. Detail the significance of Roman Jakobson's communication model. 6. Outline Edward Sapir's influence on linguistic anthropology. 7. How did Penelope Eckert's research impact studies on language and gender? 8. What are Chomsky's views on the innate language ability in humans? 9. Describe De Saussure's contribution to semiology. 10. What is the historical significance of Bloomfield's book 'Language'? 11. Explain Jakobson's role in the development of structuralism. 12. Detail Sapir's role in the development of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. 13. What is Eckert's 'Jocks and Burnouts' study about? 14. How did Chomsky's transformational-generative grammar impact linguistics? 15. What is 'structural linguistics' and who pioneered it? 16. How did Bloomfield contribute to the understanding of language as behavior? 17. What is the primary focus of Jakobson's phonological studies? 18. Explain Sapir's approach to understanding cultural influence on language. 19. Describe Eckert's approach to the social meaning of variation in language. 20. Explain Chomsky's critique of behaviorism in linguistics. 21. What role did Saussure play in shifting linguistic focus to language systems? 22. How did Bloomfield shape American structuralism? 23. What is Jakobson's contribution to poetics and literary theory? 24. Explain how Sapir's work intersected language with human experience. 25. Describe the 'third wave' sociolinguistic studies and Eckert's contribution. 26. What are the 'Principles and Parameters' in Chomskyan linguistics? 27. Explain Saussure's notion of the arbitrary nature of the sign. 28. How did Bloomfield's behaviorist views impact language study? 29. What is the essence of Jakobson's 'Markedness Theory'? 30. How did Sapir influence linguistic relativity discussions? 31. Explain Eckert's findings on language and identity. 32. What is Chomsky's Universal Grammar theory? 33. Describe Saussure's impact on modern linguistics. 34. What was Bloomfield's stance on foreign language teaching? 35. How did Jakobson contribute to the field of phonology? 36. What was Sapir's fieldwork focus, and how did it impact linguistics? 37. Explain the relationship between language and power in Eckert's studies. 38. How did Chomsky's political views intersect with his linguistic theories? 39. Describe the 'Course in General Linguistics' and its author. 40. What methodological shifts did Bloomfield promote in linguistics?