Question 1

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game",,the U.S.Joint Chiefs of Staff created a __________ nicknamed __________ to generate names for military operations.

Accepted Answer

A)   military command committee, "COMAT"
B)   computer program, "NICKA"
C)   three-service bureau, "BOCAB"
D)   military swat team, "SWATNOM"

Question 2

Phonology consists of the categories and rules for forming symbols that engage which of the Channels available to humans for communication?

Accepted Answer

A)   sight
B)   touch
C)   taste
D)   sound

Question 3

The behavior that produces vocal sounds is called

Accepted Answer

A)   semantics.
B)   language.
C)   speech.
D)   phonology.

Question 4

Three of the following describe ways the Tiv interpreted the story of Hamlet- Which one does not?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Tiv felt that the ghost of Hamlet's father was really an omen sent by a witch.
B)   The Tiv decided that Laertes killed his sister, Ophelia, through witchcraft.
C)   The Tiv were pleased by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to her dead husband's brother.
D)   The Tiv approved of Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother.

Question 5

According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," men often avoid asking directions because

Accepted Answer

A)   their over-direct style does not yield accurate answers.
B)   asking puts them in a one-down position.
C)   they fail to listen to the answers they get.
D)   they don't want others to perceive them as uninformed.

Question 6

The phrase "tax burden" is a good example of the use of

Accepted Answer

A)   hyperbole.
B)   metaphor.
C)   non-linguistic symbols.
D)   linguistic crossover.

Question 7

Minimal categories of speech sounds that serve to keep utterances apart are called

Accepted Answer

A)   morphemes.
B)   minimal pairs.
C)   words.
D)   phonemes.

Question 8

In her article,"Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan shows that

Accepted Answer

A)   the story of Hamlet does not retain its original meaning when told to a Tiv audience.
B)   the story of Hamlet retains Shakespeare's meaning for both the English and the Tiv.
C)   the Tiv misunderstood why Hamlet's father's ghost would seek revenge.
D)   the Tiv were shocked by the quick marriage of Hamlet's mother to his uncle.

Question 9

According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," women's conversation often works at the appearance of equality.Men's conversation,on the other hand,is often directed at

Accepted Answer

A)   an attempt to put others in a one-down position by bragging or inferring superior knowledge.
B)   avoiding the one-down position by acting as if they don't know what the other person means.
C)   avoiding the one-down position by ignoring other people.
D)   avoiding the one-down position by using oppositions such as banter, joking, teasing, and playful putdowns.

Question 10

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen notes that of all the examples of conversational-style differences between men and women that lead to troublesome outcomes,__________ has attracted the most attention of her readers.

Accepted Answer

A)   men's tendency to interrupt women in normal conversation
B)   women's tendency to criticize men when they talk with other women
C)   women's tendency to be indirect when they talk with men
D)   men's tendency to avoid asking directions of other people D

Question 11

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues that in the workplace

Accepted Answer

A)   men often refrain from asking for directions while women often seek to create the appearance of equality in a conversation.
B)   gender does not affect talking styles.
C)   women seek a one up position in conversation whereas men diffuse speech domination by joking about it.
D)   men are more likely than women to ask for directions.

Question 12

According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," which is not an advantage cited by men for refraining from asking questions?

Accepted Answer

A)   They avoid receiving incorrect information.
B)   They learn to discover answers for themselves.
C)   They can feel superior to other people by not showing their ignorance.
D)   They avoid injuring the feelings of the individual sharing information.

Question 13

When linguistic anthropologists search for minimal pairs of words from informants,they are most likely to be looking for

Accepted Answer

A)   morphemes.
B)   metaphors.
C)   phonemes.
D)   sociolinguistic rules.

Question 14

In her article "The Military Name Game," Boxer argues that at the time she wrote the article,naming military operations involved using

Accepted Answer

A)   a two-word verb-noun phrase that is positive but that is almost meaningless.
B)   mythology and religion because of their positive moral overtones.
C)   words that are intended to remain secret.
D)   aggressive terms such as "Masher," "Thunderbolt," and "Ripper."

Question 15

When the Tiv informed Laura Bohannan that she must be wrong about Hamlet's father's ghost because the dead cannot talk,they displayed what anthropologists call

Accepted Answer

A)   culture shock.
B)   naive realism.
C)   tacit culture.
D)   cross-cultural solidarity. B

Question 16

According to Bohannan,the Tiv approved of

Accepted Answer

A)   Hamlet's desire to kill his father's brother.
B)   Hamlet's desire to kill Polonius.
C)   Ophelia's attraction to Polonius.
D)   Hamlet's mother's hasty marriage to her dead husband's brother.

Question 17

The categories and rules for combining vocal symbols are called

Accepted Answer

A)   phonemes.
B)   grammar.
C)   sociolinguistic rules.
D)   speech.

Question 18

In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues that one negative consequence for women who ask questions is
That they may seem

Accepted Answer

A)   uninformed and less intelligent.
B)   uninterested in the subject matter.
C)   less politically savvy.
D)   unwilling to learn.

Question 19

English speakers do not use /ng/ (the final sound in going,for example)  when they speak.This behavior would best be classified as a

Accepted Answer

A)   framing rule.
B)   sociolinguistic rule.
C)   non-linguistic rule.
D)   phonological rule.

Question 20

One of the concepts that the Tiv found it necessary to reinterpret when they were told the story of Hamlet was the English category for

Accepted Answer

A)   revenge.
B)   omen.
C)   zombie.
D)   ghost. D

Exam 2: Language and Communication

According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game",,the U.S.Joint Chiefs of Staff created a __________ nicknamed __________ to generate names for military operations.

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Phonology consists of the categories and rules for forming symbols that engage which of the Channels available to humans for communication?

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The behavior that produces vocal sounds is called

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Three of the following describe ways the Tiv interpreted the story of Hamlet- Which one does not?

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According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," men often avoid asking directions because

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The phrase "tax burden" is a good example of the use of

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Minimal categories of speech sounds that serve to keep utterances apart are called

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In her article,"Shakespeare in the Bush," Laura Bohannan shows that

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According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," women's conversation often works at the appearance of equality.Men's conversation,on the other hand,is often directed at

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In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen notes that of all the examples of conversational-style differences between men and women that lead to troublesome outcomes,__________ has attracted the most attention of her readers.

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In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues that in the workplace

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According to Tannen in "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," which is not an advantage cited by men for refraining from asking questions?

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When linguistic anthropologists search for minimal pairs of words from informants,they are most likely to be looking for

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In her article "The Military Name Game," Boxer argues that at the time she wrote the article,naming military operations involved using

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When the Tiv informed Laura Bohannan that she must be wrong about Hamlet's father's ghost because the dead cannot talk,they displayed what anthropologists call

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According to Bohannan,the Tiv approved of

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The categories and rules for combining vocal symbols are called

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In "Conversation Style: Talking on the Job," Tannen argues that one negative consequence for women who ask questions is That they may seem

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English speakers do not use /ng/ (the final sound in going,for example) when they speak.This behavior would best be classified as a

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One of the concepts that the Tiv found it necessary to reinterpret when they were told the story of Hamlet was the English category for

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