In societies with occupational specialization, __________ may be asked to convey messages or requests for healing to higher powers.

A) sorcerers
B) shamans
C) physicians
D) priests


D) priests

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Words or phrases and sentences also convey __________ that varies with the relationship people have with one another as well as the context in which they are speaking

a. grammar b. logic c. interactional meaning d. syntax

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The language family that includes English is approximately how old?

a. 6,000 years b. 500 years c. 10,000 years d. 50,000 years

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Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field, in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

A. providing detailed descriptions of "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior." B. entering the community and getting to know its people. C. defining the local culture in such a way as to highlight what makes the particular culture so unlike any other. D. gathering large quantities of data on a limited budget. E. collaborating with the community to construct a cohesive image of local culture.

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Which of the following sounds is an oral stop?

A [f] B [s] C [e] D [w] E [d]

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