Lesson 9 Flashcards
The 3 specific ways in which language is of utmost importance to people:
psychologically
socially
spiritually
“idiolect” definition
a person’s total set of language habits
“dialect” definition
a collection of idiolects with shared commonalities
Which scholar had this opinion regarding languages? (options: Confucius, Emerson, Longacre, Orwell, Urban)
names dictate appropriate relationships
Confucius
Which scholar had this opinion regarding languages? (options: Confucius, Emerson, Longacre, Orwell, Urban)
bad rhetoric makes bad people
Emerson
Which scholar had this opinion regarding languages? (options: Confucius, Emerson, Longacre, Orwell, Urban)
sloppy language makes for sloppy thought
Orwell
Which scholar had this opinion regarding languages? (options: Confucius, Emerson, Longacre, Orwell, Urban)
miracle of language is understood as transcendental
Urban
Which scholar had this opinion regarding languages? (options: Confucius, Emerson, Longacre, Orwell, Urban)
languages are a gift of God
Longacre
Which term (dialect, hamartia, idiolect, mokusatsu) fits the definition given?
to ignore
mokusatsu
Which term (dialect, hamartia, idiolect, mokusatsu) fits the definition given?
sin in the abstract and the concrete
hamartia
Which term (dialect, hamartia, idiolect, mokusatsu) fits the definition given?
to refrain from comment
mokusatsu
Which term (dialect, hamartia, idiolect, mokusatsu) fits the definition given?
a person’s total set of language habits
idiolect
Which term (dialect, hamartia, idiolect, mokusatsu) fits the definition given?
a collection of idiolects with shared commonalities
dialect
How is Adam’s superiority over the lesser creatures demonstrated when we first meet him in the Bible?
in his authority to name them
Indicators that stress why cross-cultural missionaries should learn the language of the receptor culture
the indicators are suitability of any language as a vehicle for conveying God’s truth and resurgence of popularity in modernizing nations of their own language
Statements of the subject of
English as a Lingua Franca in Missionary Communication are listed below. Circle each TRUE statement.
1
It heightens the feeling among people of the receptor culture that Christianity is and will remain a foreign religion.
2
English is quite inadequate for expressing simple theological truths
3
Imperialistic overtones, which hearken back to the exploitation of colonialism, are always a part of English expression.
4
It tends to limit converts to English-speaking people of the receptor culture
1, 4
State biblical examples that prove the need for missionaries to speak the language of their hearers.
Paul speaking Greek to the Roman commander and Hebrew to the crowd of Jews in Acts
Language can be correctly defined as “the inventory of culture” because it…
1
is so difficult to learn
2
reveals so much about a people
3
is often illogical
4
is always based on universal logic
2
List 5 methods for learning languages in the order in which they were used through the centuries.
Grammar
direct
phonetic
reading
linguistic
Select each TRUE statement.
1
Each person’s idiolect is entirely material and not learned from others.
2
Disregard for his or her hearers’ expectations helps one to master their language.
3
Correctness in language usage is determined by its social acceptablity
3
State what cultural submersion means with reference to learning the language of another culture
It means to learn to associate specific linguistic utterances with specific situations in order to understand the assumptions that lie behind the words.
In language learning, one must become like ___-
a child
3 language learning tips
become psychologically as a little child,
engage in some activity to reduce shyness,
take hope in the fact that you have already learned a language
Match the statement on the theory of language and culture with the persons who emphasized it (Chomsky-Longacre or Sapir-Whorf).
human beings do not have a common logical way of thinking independently of language
Sapir-Whorf
Match the statement on the theory of language and culture with the persons who emphasized it (Chomsky-Longacre or Sapir-Whorf).
there are language universals underlying surface differences.
Chomsky-Longacre
Match the statement on the theory of language and culture with the persons who emphasized it (Chomsky-Longacre or Sapir-Whorf).
humankind’s basic reasoning system as expressed in varied languages is more similar than dissimilar.
Chomsky-Longacre
Match the statement on the theory of language and culture with the persons who emphasized it (Chomsky-Longacre or Sapir-Whorf).
language helps to shape our worldview rather than only describing worldview
Sapir-Whorf
Match the statement on the theory of language and culture with the persons who emphasized it (Chomsky-Longacre or Sapir-Whorf).
beneath the surface languages tend to be comparable
Chomsky-Longacre
Describe the aid to the analysis of different cultures stated by Franz Boas.
an aid to the analysis of different cultures can be phonetic elements and sound clusters that he calls “word stems” (vocabulary) of which each language has a limited number available for the expression of ideas
In his study of Eastern ways of thinking, Nakamura’s analysis indicates that Chinese thinking is like the thinking of primitive peoples and tends to be….
1
concrete relational
2
many directional
3
active
4
abstract
1
State why Hesselgrave does not think it strange that the Holy Spirit used a number of Greek words in the New Testament to instruct us concerning evil.
because God’s revelation must present a diagnosis of our problem of evil before we can appreciate the prescription for its cure
The ultimate factor in any respondent’s receptivity of the gospel of Christ will be…
1
understanding theories of language and culture by cross-cultural communicators
2
the cross-cultural communicator’s manner of presenting the gospel
3
the presentation of the gospel according to the cultural absolutes of the Bible
4
the preparation of the person’s heart by the Holy Spirit
4
