Grammars designed to serve as models of "proper" speech are called:
a. generative grammars.
b. prescriptive grammars.
c. descriptive grammars.
d. polite grammars
b
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Forced assimilation is each of the following EXCEPT
a. the absorption of one ethnic group into a dominant group. b. an attempt to destroy the ethnic identity of a particular group. c. an attempt to destroy ethnic boundary markers. d. the organized murder of anyone who doesn't fall in line with the majority ethnic group.
The U.S. cotton industry in the 19th century led to:
a) the related production of livestock feed. b) the movement of 835,000 slaves to different parts of the South. c) the use of Native American farm workers. d) the growth of new planting methods to improve cotton production.
Age grades (age sets) are groups of people of approximately the same age within tribal societies who __________
a. are ritual outsiders b. are not yet married c. are given specific sociopolitical functions d. share birthday celebrations
Which of the following societies has village heads?
A. Qashqai B. San C. Kapauku D. Yanomami E. Basseri