Anthro 4 Midterm Answered Questions
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Who came up with Langue and Parole and what does it
mean? - Correct Answers ✅Saussure (1857-1913)
He is a linguist
Language is the system of words and grammar and vocab. It
is the technical side. Parole is actual use of the language to
communicate.
Who came up with the idea of competence vs performance? -
Correct Answers ✅Chomsky
Who came up with the 5 things you need to be competent in
a language and what are those 5 things? - Correct Answers
✅Roman Jakobson (1896-1982) Phonology, Morphology,
Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
Define Phonology - Correct Answers ✅Sounds of words.
Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used
in natural languages.
Define morphology - Correct Answers ✅Shape of words.
deals with morphemes (the minimal units of linguistic form
and meaning), and how they make up words.
Syntax - Correct Answers ✅Arrangement of words.
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed
sentences in a language.
, Anthro 4 Midterm Answered Questions
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Semantics - Correct Answers ✅The meanings of words.
Like the dictionary definition
Pragmatics - Correct Answers ✅Seeing language as action
and in context
What are the six functions of language, what aspect of
language is it, and who came up with it? - Correct Answers
✅It shows multi functionality, Jakobson
Addresser (emotive), addressee (conative), context
(referential), message (poetic), contact (phatic), code
(metalingual)
What is the emotive function of language? - Correct
Answers ✅Expressive/affective. Gives information about the
speaker/inner states.
What is the conative function of language? - Correct
Answers ✅Addressee. Information about the person being
talked to
What is the referential function of language? - Correct
Answers ✅Context. Denotation; describing an
object/situation
(Latest 2026)
Who came up with Langue and Parole and what does it
mean? - Correct Answers ✅Saussure (1857-1913)
He is a linguist
Language is the system of words and grammar and vocab. It
is the technical side. Parole is actual use of the language to
communicate.
Who came up with the idea of competence vs performance? -
Correct Answers ✅Chomsky
Who came up with the 5 things you need to be competent in
a language and what are those 5 things? - Correct Answers
✅Roman Jakobson (1896-1982) Phonology, Morphology,
Syntax, Semantics, Pragmatics
Define Phonology - Correct Answers ✅Sounds of words.
Phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used
in natural languages.
Define morphology - Correct Answers ✅Shape of words.
deals with morphemes (the minimal units of linguistic form
and meaning), and how they make up words.
Syntax - Correct Answers ✅Arrangement of words.
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed
sentences in a language.
, Anthro 4 Midterm Answered Questions
(Latest 2026)
Semantics - Correct Answers ✅The meanings of words.
Like the dictionary definition
Pragmatics - Correct Answers ✅Seeing language as action
and in context
What are the six functions of language, what aspect of
language is it, and who came up with it? - Correct Answers
✅It shows multi functionality, Jakobson
Addresser (emotive), addressee (conative), context
(referential), message (poetic), contact (phatic), code
(metalingual)
What is the emotive function of language? - Correct
Answers ✅Expressive/affective. Gives information about the
speaker/inner states.
What is the conative function of language? - Correct
Answers ✅Addressee. Information about the person being
talked to
What is the referential function of language? - Correct
Answers ✅Context. Denotation; describing an
object/situation
