Vocabulary Check

Based on “Symbolic Systems and Meanings” I looked back at the reading to find words and phrases that match these definitions.
1. A type of symbol.....................
2. A king or queen.....................
3. A type of kin (family) group.....................
4. An animal that people believe their clan is descended from.....................
5. A system of ranked groups, especially in India.....................
6. A cooking place.....................
7. Establish hierarchy.....................
8. Changing the color of something.....................
9. Connected with; associated with.....................


· Metaphor and metonym are two types of symbol
· The monarch are the king
· Members of a clan
· Animal or bird that is their totemic ancestor
· The caste system of India consists of ranked groups, each with different economic specialization.
· In a house, each location had its own place. Could be the kitchen in our houses.
· Short or long hair becomes a symbol to determined hierarchy
· Change the color of the hair: fuchsia, blue, or orange is.
· People´s identity as members of a group is powerfully bound up which such symbols. The hair establish authority.



Source: Hartmann, Pamela; Blass, Laurie (2007) Quest 3, Reading and Writing
Second Edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Inc pages 12-17