Question 1

Communication occurs among other animal species as well. Sound is used to

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A)  develop complex languages that all humans understand. 
B)  communicate that "this is my territory." 
C)  blend in to the noise background in nature. 
D)  none of the above. 
A)  develop complex languages that all humans understand. 
B)  communicate that "this is my territory." 
C)  blend in to the noise background in nature. 
D)  none of the above. B

Question 2

The language family that English belongs to is called __________.

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A)  Indo-European 
B)  Indo-Iranian 
C)  Latin 
D)  Sanskrit 
A)  Indo-European 
B)  Indo-Iranian 
C)  Latin 
D)  Sanskrit A

Question 3

The word "communicate" comes from the Latin word meaning

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A)  to transmit. 
B)  to share. 
C)  equality. 
D)  to travel. 
A)  to transmit. 
B)  to share. 
C)  equality. 
D)  to travel. B

Question 4

Historical linguists reconstruct changes that have occurred

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A)  primarily through the study of children's speech. 
B)  primarily through the use of written records. 
C)  by noting how modern languages are undergoing change and extrapolating these tendencies into the past. 
D)  by comparing contemporary languages that are similar. 
A)  primarily through the study of children's speech. 
B)  primarily through the use of written records. 
C)  by noting how modern languages are undergoing change and extrapolating these tendencies into the past. 
D)  by comparing contemporary languages that are similar.

Question 5

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is an interesting way of looking at how language influences culture and it is

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A)  very difficult to test because of other cultural issues. 
B)  widely accepted by linguists today. 
C)  irrelevant to the study of language. 
D)  constantly been proven wrong. 
A)  very difficult to test because of other cultural issues. 
B)  widely accepted by linguists today. 
C)  irrelevant to the study of language. 
D)  constantly been proven wrong.

Question 6

Words that are similar in sound and meaning are

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A)  phones. 
B)  phonemes. 
C)  morphs. 
D)  cognates. 
A)  phones. 
B)  phonemes. 
C)  morphs. 
D)  cognates.

Question 7

Lexical content means

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A)  diversity. 
B)  vocabulary. 
C)  dialect. 
D)  syntax. 
A)  diversity. 
B)  vocabulary. 
C)  dialect. 
D)  syntax.

Question 8

Michael Krauss, a linguist who tracks disappearing languages, estimates that __________ percent of the world's languages are endangered.

Accepted Answer

A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  70 
D)  90 
A)  30 
B)  50 
C)  70 
D)  90

Question 9

Research on young children has revealed interesting insights into language acquisition. They include

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A)  a child is equipped from birth with the capacity to reproduce all the sounds in the world's languages. 
B)  at six months, a child can distinguish hundreds of consonants and vowels. 
C)  by one year old, a child will recognize the sound clusters of their caretakers. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  a child is equipped from birth with the capacity to reproduce all the sounds in the world's languages. 
B)  at six months, a child can distinguish hundreds of consonants and vowels. 
C)  by one year old, a child will recognize the sound clusters of their caretakers. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 10

What is the proposed language-acquisition device? How does it lead to the learning of a language by children?

Accepted Answer

The proposed language-acquisition device

Question 11

Without a written language, knowledge is passed on to the next generation through

Accepted Answer

A)  stories. 
B)  legends. 
C)  myths. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  stories. 
B)  legends. 
C)  myths. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

A pidgin language

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A)  is a symbolic system of communication used by certain birds. 
B)  resembles language spoken by early humans. 
C)  is a simplified language based on the language of a dominant group. 
D)  is a Creole language to which additional, key grammatical forms have been added. 
A)  is a symbolic system of communication used by certain birds. 
B)  resembles language spoken by early humans. 
C)  is a simplified language based on the language of a dominant group. 
D)  is a Creole language to which additional, key grammatical forms have been added.

Question 13

Languages are not stagnant, they do change over time. The evidence for this exists in

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A)  the ancient languages that were never written down. 
B)  cross-cultural studies of schools. 
C)  written words. 
D)  languages that are never shared between cultures. 
A)  the ancient languages that were never written down. 
B)  cross-cultural studies of schools. 
C)  written words. 
D)  languages that are never shared between cultures.

Question 14

How many mutually unintelligible languages have been identified?

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A)  None 
B)  2000 
C)  4000-5000 
D)  8000-10000 
A)  None 
B)  2000 
C)  4000-5000 
D)  8000-10000

Question 15

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

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A)  societies are heavily influenced by their languages. 
B)  language is a force in its own right, that it affects how individuals in a society perceive and conceive reality. 
C)  culture is the molder of language. Languages reflect the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the society. 
D)  language is neutral to society. It is the society that forms the language. 
A)  societies are heavily influenced by their languages. 
B)  language is a force in its own right, that it affects how individuals in a society perceive and conceive reality. 
C)  culture is the molder of language. Languages reflect the values, attitudes, and beliefs of the society. 
D)  language is neutral to society. It is the society that forms the language.

Question 16

Children have developed an innate sense of grammar by what age?

Accepted Answer

A)  12 months 
B)  16 months 
C)  12 to 18months 
D)  18 to 24 months 
A)  12 months 
B)  16 months 
C)  12 to 18months 
D)  18 to 24 months

Question 17

How do animals use odor to communicate? What are the limits of this type of communication?

Accepted Answer

Animals use odor to communicate in a var

Question 18

___________ of the world's people speak Indo-European language.

Accepted Answer

A)  Only about 5% 
B)  Less than 1% 
C)  About 50% 
D)  Approximately 10% 
A)  Only about 5% 
B)  Less than 1% 
C)  About 50% 
D)  Approximately 10%

Question 19

When we say that a communication is __________, we mean at least two things. First, the communication has meaning even when the referent is not there, and second, the meaning is arbitrary.

Accepted Answer

A)  understandable 
B)  symbolic 
C)  representative 
D)  rhetorical 
A)  understandable 
B)  symbolic 
C)  representative 
D)  rhetorical

Question 20

The smallest unit of language that has meaning is a

Accepted Answer

A)  phone. 
B)  phoneme. 
C)  morph. 
D)  morpheme. 
A)  phone. 
B)  phoneme. 
C)  morph. 
D)  morpheme.

Exam 15: Communication and Language

Communication occurs among other animal species as well. Sound is used to

The language family that English belongs to is called __________.

The word "communicate" comes from the Latin word meaning

Historical linguists reconstruct changes that have occurred

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is an interesting way of looking at how language influences culture and it is

Words that are similar in sound and meaning are

Lexical content means

Michael Krauss, a linguist who tracks disappearing languages, estimates that __________ percent of the world's languages are endangered.

Research on young children has revealed interesting insights into language acquisition. They include

What is the proposed language-acquisition device? How does it lead to the learning of a language by children?

Without a written language, knowledge is passed on to the next generation through

A pidgin language

Languages are not stagnant, they do change over time. The evidence for this exists in

How many mutually unintelligible languages have been identified?

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that

Children have developed an innate sense of grammar by what age?

How do animals use odor to communicate? What are the limits of this type of communication?

___________ of the world's people speak Indo-European language.

When we say that a communication is __________, we mean at least two things. First, the communication has meaning even when the referent is not there, and second, the meaning is arbitrary.

The smallest unit of language that has meaning is a

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