The type of tree diagram associated with generative grammar is ideal for
a. illustrating the contrasting meanings of an ambiguous sentence.
b. helping students become proficient communicators in a new language.
c. demonstrating beyond all doubt the existence of a Language Acquisition Device.
d. supporting the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
a
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Which of the following does NOT belong with the others?
a. Appia b. biomechanics c. constructivism d. Meyerhold e. Stanislavski
The four main subdisciplines of anthropology consist of
A. primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleopathology. B. medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology. C. genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. D. biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology. E. archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology.
According to Thomas Belmonte, social stratification is NOT inevitable because
a) Humans have the knowledge to prevent it b) There is not genetic evidence for it c) Societies like the Ju/wasi and Inuit have no class system. d) Individuals can change their class status.
Antimodernism describes the rejection of the modern in favor of what is perceived to be an earlier, purer, better way of life. Fundamentalism describes antimodernist movements in various religions. Ironically,
A. fundamentalist movements have both benefited from and promoted the use of technology for international networking. B. fundamentalists never lead a better way of life, precisely because they reject the benefits of modern life. C. religious fundamentalism is itself a modern phenomenon, based on a strong feeling among its adherents of alienation from the perceived secularism of the surrounding modern culture. D. fundamentalist sentiments depend on recognition of the modern culture. E. religious fundamentalism is an extremely old phenomenon that actually spurred the rise of modernism.