Anthropologists researching the unwritten Mexicano or no who do languages of central Mexico have worked with native speakers for decades in order to compile a complete dictionary and grammar. To do this work, it is most likely that these anthropologists specialize in which of the following?

Descriptive linguistics
Morphology
Syntax
Sociolinguistics


Descriptive linguistics

Anthropology & Archaeology

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______ is the principle of descent in which people define themselves in relation to only one side, either their mother’s side or their father’s side

a. Unilineal descent b. Bilateral descent c. Double descent d. Parallel descent

Anthropology & Archaeology

The allele for sickle-cell anemia is believed to have originated in areas where there are large populations of mosquitoes bearing:

a. falciparum malaria b. parasitic dysentery c. smallpox d. yellow fever

Anthropology & Archaeology

A ________ is a biological lineage defined by a specific cluster of genetic traits that occur together.

A. tribe or nation B. mutation C. "genetic clock" D. haplogroup E. duplogroup

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is not true of symbols and symbolic behavior?

a. The ability to use symbols lies at the heart of what it means to be human; uniquely human attributes, such as language, are made possible by the ability to use symbols. b. Symbols have no necessary connection to their culturally assigned meanings; this means that the same symbols can differ in meaning cross-culturally, and that symbolic behavior is difficult to study archaeologically. c. The same symbol can carry different meanings in different contexts within the same culture. d. Language is not possible with the use of symbols. e. the red circle with a red line running diagonally through it is an example, carrying the meaning of "no"

Anthropology & Archaeology