Final - Winter 1996

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Before starting to write, read carefully all of the questions. They are worth a maximum of 35 points (35% of your grade):

1. Connect each scholar with a particular concept:

a. Kroskrity ( )

i. ghinnawa

b. Myers ( )

ii. Samoan dance styles

c. Duranti ( )

iii. ngurra' country

d. Zentella ( )

iv. repertoire of identitiy

e. Abu-Lughod ( )

v. lauga changes across contexts

f. Shore ( )

vi. contextualization cue

g. Ferguson ( )

vii. baby talk

h. Gumperz ( )

viii. Spanish in Puerto Rico ( )

2. Describe two of the three misconceptions of multiculturalism discussed by Duranti (and listed in hand-out) and give an rexample to illustrate each of the two (you can use Duranti's examples or other ones from the readings).

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3. Briefly discuss the differences between a lauga performed in a ceremony and one performed in a political arena (fono) as described in Duranti's chapter 4 and illustrated in the the video shown in class.

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4. How do Samoan, Kaluli, and White Middle Class mothers differ in the ways in which they socialize children to language and through language?

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5. How do time, space, narratives, and paintings relate to the Dreaming for Australian Aboriginal people?

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6. List 2 of the features of Baby Talk as described by Ferguson and give an example for each:

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7. Do either A or B:

A. How was Wendy Fonarow's discussion of Halloween relevant to the notion of socialization?

B. What is the difference between metaphorical and situational code-switching?

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8. Do either A or B:

A. What did Benjamin Bailey discover in his fieldwork in stores owned by Koreans?

B. Jennifer Reynolds showed how a Samoan American girl needs several attempts to get her father to engage her in a reading activity. What does the interaction illustrate?

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9. What is "Crosstalk"? Give a definition and one example (either from the BBC program or from the readings).

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10. What is, according to Abu-Lughod, the difference between the discourse of honor and the discourse of personal sentiments among the Bedouins?

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11. Do either A or B:

A. How are children in a Western Samoan village resocialized through literacy instruction?

B. What did you learn about the relationship between language and ethnic identity from Zentella's article?

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