In linguistic studies, phonemes are:
a. Used to call other linguists.
b. The set of all possible sounds that humans can make.
c. The set of sounds used in any particular language.
d. Never used to make words.
e. The same in every language.
C
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. resulted in the introduction of diseases that wiped out large Native American populations. b. was only economically viable after the industrial revolution. c. was a way of replacing expensive machinery with cheap human labor. d. was motivated by labor shortages caused by epidemics in the New World.
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a. syncretism. b. evolution. c. cultural relativism. d. assimilation.
Studying anthropology is important in today’s modern culture mostly because
a. it is a globalized interconnected world. b. discrimination and global misunderstandings lead to more conflicts. c. understanding how humans behave cross culturally helps one to understand what all humans have in common. d. understanding cultures of the past may help prevent problems of the future. e. all of these choices.