What is sociolinguistics and what does it contribute to the field of anthropological linguistics?

What will be an ideal response?


It is the branch of anthropological linguistics that studies how language is used in
different social contexts. It helps us understand the role of culture in language.

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Temporal orientation allows an individual to learn about the moral values, ideals, and principles that are culturally significant

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Good theories of performance are today based mostly on the writings of:

a. Aristotle b. Langner c. Plato d. all of the above e. none of the above

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All of the following are results of the Industrial Revolution and industrialization EXCEPT:

A) decreasing consumer choices. B) decline in the percentage of the population directly involved in food production. C) pronounced environmental degradation and climate change. D) high levels of economic inequality. E) increase in hazardous air pollutants.

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________ refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures

A. Diasporation B. Symbolic domination C. Cultural imperialism D. Conquest E. Colonialism

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