What type of research is done by descriptive linguists?

What will be an ideal response?


Descriptive linguistics is the process of unraveling a language by recording, describing, and analyzing its features.

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An individual's phenotype would include that individual's:

A. stature B. blood type C. skin color D. all of these

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The "Sapir-Whorf hypothesis," although never formulated as a hypothesis by either Edward Sapir or Benjamin Lee Whorf, has two forms: Strong Whorf and Weaker Whorf. In Strong Whorf, language is compared to a:

a. room. b. prison. c. road. d. ocean.

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Anthropology is different from other disciplines that study humans because it is very focused on singular aspects of a culture

a. True b. False

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Prior to starting fieldwork to locate sites, archaeologists may rely on information from:

A. written materials. B. maps. C. historical societies. D. local amateur archeologists. E. All of the answers are correct.

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