The criterion of "mutual intelligibility" is a clear-cut way to distinguish a dialect from a language
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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When countries react to a real or perceived threat of foreign cultural dominance by purging foreign words from the language, it is an example of:
a. cultural conservatism. b. linguistic ethnocentrism. c. linguistic parochialism. d. linguistic nationalism. e. ethnolinguistics.
In the myth of Tabaldak and Odziozo, Tabaldak first created the Abenakis from stone, and then from living wood
What does this tell us about the functions of myths? a. Myths function to tell actual history? the Abenakis believe that they were originally made of wood. b. Myths bring humor into the lives of the Abenakis because they are so ridiculous. c. Myths function primarily to provide entertainment? the Abenakis know they were not made from wood, but like to tell this story to visiting anthropologists who are so gullible. d. Myths function to express a culture’s worldview? the Abenakis see themselves as belonging to the world of living things rather than to the nonliving world of stone. e. Myths provide knowledge of woodworking and stonemasonry to the Abenakis.
Voluntary associations are most likely to emerge:
a. In hunting and gathering societies. b. Among newly urbanized populations in agricultural societies. c. As men's cults in patrilineal societies. d. In pastoral societies where farmers and pastoralists fight over land. e. As groups fighting for women's rights in male-dominated societies.
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is an incomplete linguistic system that is able only to express thoughts and ideas related to life in inner-city communities.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)