Name : Remi Kristiana

Nim : 20019013

Class : NK2 – 2020/ Ling A

Assignment 12: Anthropological Linguistics

Instruction:
This is the assignment for week/meeting 12of Anthropological Linguistics. Please firstly learn
and/or discuss the learning materials as delivered and references as written in syllabus (RPS).
Then answer the following questions clearly and argumentatively. You may discuss and learn in
groups, but there is no plagiarism in your assignment, then. Your answer to questions given
must be upload to the system of e-learning2unp (or if you face troubles or difficulties, you may
send the soft-copy of the answers to e-mail: juf_ely@yahoo.com) at the latest 5 days after the
scheduled-date of meeting). The uploaded works after 5 days of the scheduled-date meeting are
not acceptable.

1. What does oral culture mean?

2. What are the characteristics of traditional culture?
3. What makes oral language differs from written language?
4. How can you prove that oral language in more original than written one?
5. What are the examples of oral culture found in your own culture?
6. Why do you think that modern culture and languages today identified by written ones?
7. How do you prove that modern culture uses written language?
8. What are the examples of modern cultures are naturally followed by written language?

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Answer

1. The spoken relation and preservation, from one generation to the next, of a people's
cultural history and ancestry, often by means of storytelling.
2. Traditional cultures are more or less identical with dominance uses of spoken language in
the community.
3. In verbal encounters, it is common for people to have rules and guidelines which are
commonly controlled by cultural values.
4. Speech goes back to human beginnings, perhaps a million years ago. While writing is
relatively recent, however; it was first invented by the Sumerians, in Mesopotamia,
around 3200 B.C.
5. one example of oral culture in my culture is the culture of the August 17 competition to
commemorate Indonesia's Independence Day which is held once every year. This activity
continues to be carried out by Indonesian people.
6. Written language and technology are those of cultural products developed by human
beings in a long period of life and history. Modern people must be in literacy of modern
culture and technology.
7. Modern culture uses written language as a communication tool used by everyone in their
daily life as a means to convey information and arguments to others by online platform
8. News website, social media like twitter, etc