In contrast to linguistic anthropology, the primary focus of theoretical linguistics is on form and structure, with little or no attention to the social contexts in which language is used
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Some of the following statements about the !Kung as Lee describes their lives in 1963 are not true. Which one is true?
a. They normally live in a "core area" about 30 miles in circumference. b. The proportion of old people to the rest of the population is smaller than that of modern industrial society. c. Boys and girls usually assume food-collecting activities from the time they can walk. d. They have much more leisure time than Americans.
Disputes may be settled in each of the following ways except:
a. adjudication b. negotiation c. exasperation d. mediation
The hominin that is the direct ancestor of the genus Homo is __________
a. Au. africanus b. Au. boisei c. Au. garhi d. not certain
Ethnological research is used to investigate cross-cultural patterns and human universals
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