Anthropology

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Grammars designed to serve as models of proper speech are called: a. generative grammars. b. ... Started by jayhills49	3 Replies 101 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by carojassy25
Grammars designed to provide rules that could create all of the possible sentences of a language are ... Started by KimWrice	1 Replies 145 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by alexisweber49
For the anthropologist, who needs to learn and use a language in the field, the most useful approach ... Started by JMatthes	1 Replies 173 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Ashley I
One of the most productive ways to learn the syntax of a language that is new to you is to identify ... Started by OSWALD	1 Replies 146 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by kthug
All languages employ the same obligatory categories, or grammatical categories that must be ... Started by yoooooman	1 Replies 164 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by janeli1
Deep structure, in a generative grammar, refers to the underlying grammar that allows people to ... Started by 809779	1 Replies 168 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Eazy416
Grammatical categories in a language are helpful to anthropologists because of what those categories ... Started by DelorasTo	1 Replies 145 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by scrocafella
All SOV languages make exclusive use of prepositions to mark location. Indicate whether the ... Started by D2AR0N	1 Replies 87 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Jsherida
What percent of human communication is estimated to be nonverbal? a. 5 percent b. 10 percent c. ... Started by Alainaaa8	3 Replies 111 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by fatboyy09
Proxemics is the study of the culturally patterned use of: a. taboos. b. euphemisms. c. ... Started by Zoey63294	1 Replies 80 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by jazzlynnnnn
Kinesics is the study of the culturally patterned use of: a. gestures. b. personal space. c. ... Started by Beheh	1 Replies 86 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by 14vl19
In the Comoro Islands, household space is often divided into areas separated by: a. social class. ... Started by RRMR	1 Replies 105 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by mcarey591
Gestures that convey emotion, such as smiles or frowns, are called: a. illustrators. b. emblems. ... Started by lunatika	1 Replies 250 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Hikerman221
Gestures with direct verbal translations, such as a wave goodbye, are called: a. affect displays. ... Started by Destiiny22	1 Replies 377 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by mcinincha279
Gestures that depict or illustrate what is said verbally, such as turning an imaginary steering ... Started by luminitza	1 Replies 100 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Joy Chen
Sign language components such as different kinds of hand shape, placement, and movement, used to be ... Started by LCritchfi	1 Replies 69 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by heyhey123
Most _______________________ appear to mimic the syntax of the spoken language of the communities ... Started by renzo156	3 Replies 101 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Ahnyah
The term used to describe hand shape and orientation in phonemic analysis of American Sign language ... Started by lilldybug07	1 Replies 247 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by jharrington11
The term used to describe hand movement in phonemic analysis of American Sign Language is a. dez ... Started by james9437	1 Replies 210 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by bbburns21
Code-switching between American Sign Language and SEE a. is extremely rare, and only occurs among ... Started by deesands	1 Replies 98 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by Kaytorgator
The aspect of sign language which is most like the vowels of spoken language is a. dez. b. tab. ... Started by robinn137	1 Replies 121 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by frejo
Kinesic systems do not evolve and change over time like language. Indicate whether the statement ... Started by sam.t96	1 Replies 226 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by k2629
Smell, taste, and touch can all be considered forms of nonverbal communication that vary ... Started by mp14	1 Replies 205 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by carojassy25
Sign language never has its own grammar. Instead its grammar is copied from whatever spoken language ... Started by jwb375	1 Replies 1,534 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by jazzlynnnnn
Any effort to compare components of signs to consonants and vowels in spoken language will only ... Started by DelorasTo	3 Replies 208 Views	Jul 10, 2018 by ultraflyy23