Quiz Ch 5

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages Due Oct 29 at 11:59pm Points 40 Questions 33 Available until Oct 29 at 11:59pm Time Limit 80 Minutes This quiz was locked Oct 29 at 11:59pm. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 34 minutes 32.7 out of 40 Score for this quiz: 32.7 out of 40 Submitted Oct 24 at 12:17pm This attempt took 34 minutes. Question 1 1/1 pts Sign language components, such as different kinds of hand shape, placement, and movement, used to be called “cheremes,” but nowadays they are referred to as Correctl primes. gesturemes. kinemes. handemes. Question 2 1/1 pts https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 1/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 Which statement below is true of American Sign Language? Correct! Its modality allows it to have a (theoretically) unlimited number of pronouns. It has phonology and morphology but lacks syntax. It is composed mostly of pantomime and fingerspelling. It is based on spoken English. Question 3 1/1 pts Phonemic differences in American Sign Language can be described according to mouth movements that occur while the signer is signing. place and manner of articulation. Correctl hand shape, hand placement, and hand movement. facial expression. Question 4 0/1pts The term used to describe hand shape and orientation in phonemic analysis of American Sign language is ou Answered sig. fist. https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 2/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 Question 7 1/1 pts Flat hand, fist hand, index hand, and cupped hand in ASL are Correct! examples of dez phonemes. iInterchangeable with one another and have no impact on the meaning of the sign. types of sig. comparable to vowels in spoken language. Question 8 1/1 pts Codeswitching between American Sign Language and SEE will cause the signer to be ostracized from the Deaf community. indicates that the signer is deaf but not a member of the Deaf community. Correctl can mark a boundary between the deaf and hearing communities. is extremely rare, and only occurs among fluent signers. Question 9 1/1 pts Performing the same sign with the hand at forehead or nose level, when signing ASL https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 4/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Correct! Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 has no impact on the meaning of the sign. creates a minimal pair. is an example of a difference in sig. inflects, but does completely change, the meaning of the sign. Question 10 171 pts Correct! What is the big difference between spoken languages and signed languages? their ability to change over time their modalities their grammaticality their expressive ability Question 11 11/1 pts Correct! According to recent research by linguistic anthropologists, sign language is the origin of human language. IS based on written language. does not exhibit duality of patterning. are languages, just like spoken languages. https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 5/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 | Correct! from eighteen inches to four feet from zero to eighteen inches from four to twelve feet anything over twelve feet Question 15 171 pts The term coined by anthropologist Ray Birdwhistell in the 1950s to describe the study of body movements is tweeting. Correct! kinesics proxemics. spaciology. Question 16 111 pts Kinesics is the study of the culturally patterned use of paralanguage. personal space. Correct! gestures. exercise routines. https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 7/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 Question 17 1/1 pts In the United States, the amount of personal space one can command and one’s ability to enter into someone else’s space are most related to one’'s: age. birth order. Correct! relative status. gender. Question 18 0/1pts In the Comoro Islands, household space is often divided into areas separated by orrect Answer gender. age. race. ou Answered [ social class. Question 19 171 pts Edward T. Hall proposed four kinds of proxemically relevant spaces, or body distances, that could be compared between cultures. In order from smallest (closest) to largest (furthest), they are https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 8/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 Question 22 1/1 pts Gestures with direct verbal translations, such as a wave goodbye, are called Correct! emblems. affect displays. Illustrators. regulators. Question 23 0/1pts Gestures that control or coordinate interaction, such as indicating that it is someone else’s turn to talk during conversation, are called ou Answered emblems. adaptors. orrect Answer regulators. Illustrators. Question 24 171 pts Gestures that depict or illustrate what is said verbally, such as turning an imaginary steering wheel while talking about driving, are called https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 10/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 emblems. affect displays. adaptors. Correct! illustrators. Question 25 171 pts Most appear to mimic the syntax of the spoken language of the communities that use them. Correctl complex gestural systems sign languages proxemic systems Kinesic systems Question 26 111 pts There are no minimal pairs in American Sign Language. Correctl False True Question 27 171 pts https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 11/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Correctl Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 grammar. True False Question 31 3/4pts Many linguists and linguistic anthropologists have written in support of US universities considering American Sign Language an other-than-English language for the purpose of graduation requirements. Explain why ASL is considered a language other than English. Your Answer: iIs a complete, natural language that has the same linguistic properties as spoken languages and its broken up better for people to understand the one that cant speak are deaf. Question 32 2.71 3 pts Many users of spoken languages consider sign languages "artificial," not "natural”. Discuss the basis of this belief, and, using the tools of linguistic anthropology, identify the support for the idea that sign languages may be natural languages. Your Answer: sign languages are "artificial" and not "natural” is often based on misconceptions and lack of understanding about the nature of sign languages. Many people view sign languages as mere gestural systems or coded versions of spoken languages. https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 13/14

11/20/23, 12:59 PM Quiz Chapter 5: Silent Languages: ANTH 106 - 1001 FALL 2023 Question 33 3/3pts Describe how social factors such as gender and power affect nonverbal behavior in U.S. culture (or another culture that you know well). Your Answer: will | think Nonverbal behavior is a significant aspect of communication, often conveying more information than verbal communication. It includes facial expressions, body language, gestures, eye contact, touch, and space. In U.S. culture, as well as in many others, nonverbal behavior is heavily influenced by social factors such as gender and power. Quiz Score: 32.7 out of 40 https://csn.instructure.com/courses/1375304/quizzes/2261678 14/14