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cherise1989

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on: Aug 11, 2018
When trying to understand the ethnosemantics of kinship terminology systems, anthropologists look at which of the following?
 
  A. contrasts between male and female terms as well as generational distinctions
  B. the ability of infants to produce basic sounds like ma-ma
  C. the degree to which people understand biological inheritance
  D. the emotional connotations of certain sounds and how they are combined to form words

Question 2

One goal of anthropological linguistics is to determine the number of phonemes that exist in different languages. This goal is accomplished by examining the use of __________.
 
  A. minimal pairs
  B. phone taps
  C. maximal differences D. syntax units


janeli1

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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


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