Descriptive linguistics primarily provides information on all of the following except:
a. the language's relationship to other languages
b. the structure of a language
c. various types of instinctive calls in a language
d. the unique linguistic repertoire of a language
c
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What negative side effect came with the FUNAI plan to introduce rice agriculture to the BakairÃ?
A) The people became dependent on cash for fuel, fertilizer, and repairs. B) They ended up with less food after the introduction of agriculture than they had had previously. C) Many of the children developed nutritional deficiencies after shifting to a simpler diet. D) The dominant members of society hoarded the wealth for themselves.
Modern cities are uniquely defined by a high level of:
a. socialization b. exchange c. interdependence d. independence
At any quantity, the price elasticity of demand is ________ on the residual demand curve than on the market demand curve. This means any change in price will lead to a ________ change in the quantity demanded for the dominant firm compared to the change in quantity demanded in the market.
A) larger; larger B) larger; smaller C) smaller; smaller D) smaller; larger
Although sometimes necessary, interpreters are less desirable than knowing the language during fieldwork because __________
a. many of the nuances of meaning are lost in translation b. few people are willing to talk with a translator present c. translators are expensive and shorten the time an anthropologist can do fieldwork d. translators often are dishonest and do not convey the information accurately that informants present