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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. A form of animal communication composed of a limited number of sounds that are tied to specific stimuli in the environment






2. The study of language and its relation to culture






3. A focus that examines the relationship between humans and plants in different cultures






4. Smallest identifiable unit of sound made by humans and used in any language






5. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






6. Two or more different phones that can be used to make the same phoneme in a specific language






7. The sound system of a language






8. The study of the ways in which the choices people make combine to determine how their society uses its resources to produce and distribute goods and resources






9. Focuses on identifying general laws that identify different elements of society - show how they relate to each other - and demonstrate their role in maintaining social order






10. A system of rules for combining words into meaningful sentences






11. An economic system in which goods and services are bought and sold at a money price determined by the forces of supply and demand






12. The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the primary means by which humans adapt to their environment; the ways of life characteristic of a particular human society






13. The giving and receiving of goods of nearly equal value with a clear obligation of a return gift within a specified time limit






14. A statistical technique that linguistics have developed to estimate the date of separation of related languages






15. Productive resources that are used with the primary goal of increasing their owners financial wealth






16. A set of propositions about which aspects of culture are critical - how they should be studied - and what the goal of studying them should be






17. The giving and receiving of goods of nearly equal value with a clear obligation of a return gift within a specified time limit






18. Words that differ in only one sound but have different meanings






19. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






20. A ritual system common in Central and South America in which wealthy people are required to hold a series of costly ceremonial offices






21. The study of the relationship between language and culture and the ways language is used in varying social contexts






22. Social honor or respect






23. An economic system in which people work for wages - land and capital goods are privately owned - and capital is invested for profit






24. A list of 100 or 200 terms that designated things - actions - and activities likely to be named in all the worlds languages






25. Focuses on reconstruction of past cultures based on their material remains






26. Focuses on providing objective descriptions of cultures within their historical and environmental context






27. A change in the pronunciation of English language that took place between 1400 and 1600






28. Yield per person per unit of land






29. The spread of cultural elements from one culture to another






30. A mutual give and take among people of equal status






31. The system of language that relates words to meanings






32. A person from who anthropologists gather data; also known as consultant or interlocutor or respondent






33. A basic set of principles - conditions - and rules that form the foundation of all languages






34. A form of food production in which fields are in permanent cultivation using plows - animals - and techniques of soil and water control






35. A list of 100 or 200 terms that designated things - actions - and activities likely to be named in all the worlds languages






36. An entire social group and their animals move in search of pasture






37. A filed is cleared by felling the trees and burning the bush






38. A form of redistribution involving competitive feasting practice among Northwest Coast Native Americans






39. The study of language and its relation to culture






40. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






41. Production of plants using a simple - nonmechanized technology and where the fertility of gardens and fields is maintained for long periods






42. The hypothesis that perceptions and understandings of time - space - and matter and conditioned by the structure of a language






43. Judging other cultures from the perspective of ones own culture; the notion that ones own culture is more beautiful - rational - and nearer to perfection than any other






44. An institution composed of kin and/or nonkin that is organized primarily for financial gain






45. The pattern of behavior used by a society to obtain food in a particular environment






46. A mutual give and take among people of equal status






47. A language that allows a great number of morphemes per word and has highly regular rules for combining them






48. Feelings of alienation and helplessness the result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture






49. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






50. A practice value - or form of social organization that evens out wealth within a society