Study Sheet Midterm 1: Linguistic Anthropology Flashcards

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering keywords and assigned readings for Midterm 1 in Linguistic Anthropology.

The field of study focused on the relationship between language, culture, and society is known as __________ anthropology.

Linguistic

Variations in word choice, sound systems, word structure, or sentence formation reflect linguistic variation at different levels of language __________ .

structure

A group of people who share a set of linguistic norms and expectations regarding language use is defined as a __________ community.

speech

A variety of language used for a specific purpose or in a particular social setting is called a __________ .

register

When speakers of different linguistic varieties can understand each other without specialized training, the varieties exhibit mutual __________ .

intelligibility

Rules dictating how language should be used are known as prescriptive grammar, whereas rules describing how people actually speak are known as __________ grammar.

descriptive

In dialectology, a geographic boundary line marking the area where a specific linguistic feature is used is called an __________ .

isogloss

The bias toward a designated standard variety as the only correct form of language is known as standard language __________ .

ideology

The social respect or high status attached to a particular language variety or feature within a speech community is called linguistic __________ .

prestige

When a speaker attempts to produce a high-prestige form but overapplies a grammatical or phonetic rule incorrectly, this is called __________ .

hypercorrection

The process by which individuals acquire both language and cultural knowledge through social interaction is termed language __________ .

socialization

The topic examining how speech practices interact with gender identities, power dynamics, and social expectations is gender and __________ .

language

Unlike linguistic competence, which involves internal grammatical knowledge, __________ competence involves the ability to use language appropriately in social contexts.

communicative

Shared cultural beliefs, concepts, and attitudes about language structure and usage are known as language __________ .

ideologies

While referential meaning communicates factual context or reference, __________ meaning conveys social identity, relationship, or context.

social

The landmark 1966 study 'The Social Stratification of (r) in New York City Department Stores' was conducted by William __________ .

Labov

William Labov's 1966 study investigated the stratification of the linguistic feature (r) in New York City __________ stores.

Department

The article discussing language emergence titled 'A Linguistic Big Bang' was written by __________ .

Osborne

The foundational text 'Metaphors We Live By' was co-authored by Lakoff and __________ .

Johnson