Question 1

What major differences did linguists find between Swedish and Finnish in the study of differing rates of on-the-job accidents?

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Swedish emphasizes more three-dimensiona...

Question 2

Nonverbal signals have the power to undercut verbal ones.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What are the various ways that people use body language or paralanguage to add details to what is being said or what they are hearing from the other person? What types of behaviors seem "culturally patterned" for your age group in your cultural setting?

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Body language and paralanguage are impor...

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of human communication takes place nonverbally?

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A)   70
B)   60
C)   50
D)   40E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

What is paralanguage?

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It is voice effects ...

Question 6

What is the greatest strength of modern descriptive linguistics?

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A)   objectivity of its methods
B)   advances of its theories
C)   growth and popularity of the sub-discipline
D)   importance of descriptive linguistics in the global economyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

In English it is estimated that about _______________ of emotional information is transmitted not by words spoken but by body language.

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A)   less than 50%
B)   85%
C)   90%
D)   95%E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 8

What is an "eyebrow flash"?

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A)   a smiley face
B)   a signal made with two fingers
C)   using one's hands to cover and then reveal the eyes
D)   rapid eyebrow movementE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Hall identified what four categories of proxemically relevant space?

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A)   intimate, friendly, neutral, aggressive
B)   intimate, personal-casual, social consultive, public distance
C)   sexual, friendly, casual, alien
D)   friendly, passive, unfriendly, aggressiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Some chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans have been taught:

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A)   American Sign Language
B)   International Sign Language
C)   African Sign Language
D)   Animal Sign LanguageE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Languages acknowledge different aspects of the color spectrum.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The preservation of native languages is essential to the preservation of native cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Wedge-shaped imprints developed in Mesopotamia were an early form of writing called _______________.

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The answer of Wedge-shaped imprints developed in Mesopotamia were an...

Question 14

Every culture has distinctive norms for closeness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the greatest linguistic risk that is posed by the growing popularity of Internet?

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A)   development of slang words
B)   loss of face-to-face communication
C)   decline in linguistic diversity
D)   loss of written languagesE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Edward Sapir and Noam Chomsky pioneered ethnolinguistic research in the 	1930s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

About 70 percent of the world's languages are:

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A)   tonal languages
B)   paralanguages
C)   extinct languages
D)   indigenous languagesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about AAVE?

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A)   It is a highly structured and patterned form of English.
B)   It is a substandard form of English.
C)   It evolved primarily from East African origins.
D)   It is a language that has no real connection with English.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Although non-human primates can use language, the distinction is that they do not cognize symbols.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How many adults worldwide cannot read or write?

Accepted Answer

A)   1 million
B)   8 million
C)   100 million
D)   800 millionE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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