LESSON 4

Question 1

An important factor that contributes to the success of a language

Answer 1

Literacy of its speakers

Question 2

Two prejudice are close relatives.

Answer 2

Linguistic prejudice and racial prejudice

Question 3

the holistic study of humankind

Answer 3

Anthropology

Question 4

Because members of the species Homo sapiens are biological organisms, the study of human beings must try to understand their origin and nature in the appropriate context.

Answer 4

PI-SUNYER AND SALZMANN 1978

Question 5

During this age, European scholars became intrigued by the many different peoples of the American continents and the languages they spoke.

Answer 5

Age of Discovery

Question 6

in the modern sense is a relatively recent field of study that developed in the United States and has been practiced predominantly by North American academics.

Answer 6

Linguistic Anthropology

Question 7

• The German-born (1858–1942) was a dominant figure in the early days of American anthropology and held the first academic position in anthropology in the United States (at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1888 to 1892).

Answer 7

Franz Boas

Question 8

He authored, coauthored, or edited more than seven hundred publications

Answer 8

Franz boas

Question 9

played a pivotal role in promoting research on the connection between language, culture, and society in Native American communities, alongside his focus on grammar, dictionaries, and text collection.

Answer 9

Franz Boas

Question 10

edited the first volume of Handbook of American Indian Languages, followed by two other volumes

Answer 10

Franz boas

Question 11

conducted research on the Takelma language, contributing to the documentation of its grammar and helping preserve linguistic and cultural knowledge of this indigenous language.

Answer 11

Edward Sapir

Question 12

His book “Language” from 1921, written for a popular audience, remains in print today.

Answer 12

Edward Sapir