Homework answers / question archive / Weber State University ANTH 2010 Quiz 4 - Meanings: Language, Symbols, and Art 1)Who is credited with identifying the 16 design features of human language?   Chimpanzees, who have been taught non-verbal communication, _______   The notion that primitive people have primitive language is rejected in the textbook because –     Beyond the phonology, lexicon, and structure of a language: pacing, pauses, accenting, and some forms of intonation are called _________   In addition to language,                        is (are) a system of communication

Weber State University ANTH 2010 Quiz 4 - Meanings: Language, Symbols, and Art 1)Who is credited with identifying the 16 design features of human language?   Chimpanzees, who have been taught non-verbal communication, _______   The notion that primitive people have primitive language is rejected in the textbook because –     Beyond the phonology, lexicon, and structure of a language: pacing, pauses, accenting, and some forms of intonation are called _________   In addition to language,                        is (are) a system of communication

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11. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis asserts that –

 

reflects culture.

12. According to the biocultural model, the human ability to learn language is ___________

 

13. David Efron called discrete gestures with specific meanings that could be used without speech

___________

 

14. Of all symbols, the most pervasive is that based on ________

 

15. Culturally significant stories are referred to as –
16. According to Claude Levi-Strauss' work, myths  __________________

 

17. Cultural narratives exhibit all of the following characteristics EXCEPT _________________
18. The people spotlighted in Box of Treasures live in what culture area?
19. Only language is considered true communication.
20. Regarding Hockett's design features of human language: only humans have all 16.
21. Small scale social organizations and simple technology lead to primitive languages.
22. All languages use emblems but there are no universal emblems.
23. The study of proxemics shows that the cultural use of space is a means of communication.

 

24. Humans have an innate capability for language, but language is learned.

 

25. The Dani language does not have words for "left" and "right."

 

26. Claude Levi-Strauss developed the structural analysis of myth using binary oppositions.

 

27. According to the textbook, the most pervasive and everpresent symbols are those based on religion.

 

28. The masks and other objects shown in Box of Treasures are examples of art symbolizing cultural identity.

 

29. The term “butterworths” can refer to gestures used when the speaker is trying to recall a word.

 

30. The science fiction program series Star Trek often dealt with culture issues.