The term for the study of communication as it occurs within a particular cultural context, considering such features as the participant’s settings and the participant’s attitudes and goals, is __________

a. sociolinguistics
b. ethnosemantics
c. ethnography of communication
d. componential analysis


Answer: c

Anthropology & Archaeology

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A) overpopulation B) an egalitarian social structure C) a commercial economy D) food collecting

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Tree-dwelling primates lost their entire habitat because of the drying trend that took place between 16-11 million years ago

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

a. social learning b. television c. social media d. Mimicry

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Charles Darwin can be considered an "armchair biologist" because his theories are based on the fieldwork of other researchers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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