What is pidgin?
A. a partial language that results from primitive tribes' attempts to learn the language of a modern industrialized state
B. a mixed language that develops to ease communication between members of different cultures in contact, usually in situations of trade or colonial domination
C. a rhythmic sublanguage present in any human language as the result of a universally shared mutation
D. a set of languages believed to be most like the original human language, spoken by a small population of Indian Ocean islanders
E. metalanguage, developed by computer programmers, that has yielded valuable insights into the workings of the human brain
Answer: B
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a. women b. men c. the bride's father d. the groom's father
When an age set of Ariaal boys is initiated into the warrior age grade,
A) they have the major responsibility for herding in the stock camps. B) they are circumcised as a group. C) they may not eat food that has been seen by women. D) they are forbidden to milk camels. E) all of the above.
In this chapter we learn that the most complete explanation of primary state formation is
A. the development of a four-level hierarchy composed of peasant villages, subchiefdoms, chiefdoms, and capital cities. B. a biocultural approach such as Kent Flannery's broad-spectrum theory of state formation. C. a multivariate approach such as Carneiro's theory of state formation. D. a prime-mover explanation based on irrigation. E. a set of nine ecological and social factors determining the evolution of social stratification.
Which statement about per capita gross national income (GNI) is NOT true?
a. Half of the countries of the world have a GNI of under $2,500. b. The richest nation per GNI is the United States. c. The United States has a GNI of over $47,000. d. Liberia and Ethiopia have GNIs of less than $180. e. The poorest nation per GNI is Burundi.