When linguistic anthropologist Jill Brody was called on to be a court interpreter for a speaker of Tojol ab'al
a. the officers of the court doubted her fluency in the language.
b. she limited herself to simply translating the questions and responses, as she was required to do by the courtroom setting.
c. she violated the norms of the setting to provide cultural translation.
d. the defendant was found innocent of all charges due to her persistent efforts on his behalf.
Question 2
Globish, a potential lingua franca of the 21st century, is
a. a Mock English which indexes stereotypes of Anglophones.
b. a simplified, idiom-free form of English.
c. a form of language ideally suited to poetry and music lyrics.
d. taught in many international business schools today.
Electrocardiography. (a) Electrodes are placed on the patient’s chest to record the electrical event
In 2008, the U.S. economy suffered a gaping wound as several trillion dollars were ripped out of it.
When the United States gets stuck over a controversial issue—usually something a divided Congress ca
In 2013, Americans learned that the federal government massively surveys their phone calls and e-mai
Exterior View of Tholos, The So-called Treasury of Atreus
Attributed to Kojo Bonsu Final of an Okyeame Poma (SPEAKER'S STAFF)