Question 1

The sentence "He is very interested in cranes" is an example of a _____ ambiguity.

Accepted Answer

A)  lexical 
B)  productive 
C)  regular 
D)  structural 
A)  lexical 
B)  productive 
C)  regular 
D)  structural

Question 2

What is meant by parameter setting?

Accepted Answer

Parameter setting is a theory of languag

Question 3

Younger children are better at mastering the finer points of language than older children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_____ study the structure of natural languages.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociologists 
B)  Linguists 
C)  Psycholinguists 
D)  Psychologists 
A)  Sociologists 
B)  Linguists 
C)  Psycholinguists 
D)  Psychologists

Question 5

Which is NOT a feature of honeybee communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  semanticity and arbitrariness of units 
B)  displacement in time and space 
C)  discreteness and productivity 
D)  These are all features of honeybee communication. 
A)  semanticity and arbitrariness of units 
B)  displacement in time and space 
C)  discreteness and productivity 
D)  These are all features of honeybee communication.

Question 6

Which spoonerism are participants MORE likely to produce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Past Time to Tast Pime 
B)  Pold Gipe to Gold Pipe 
C)  Vule Pake to Pule Vake 
D)  Zald Tead to Tald Zead 
A)  Past Time to Tast Pime 
B)  Pold Gipe to Gold Pipe 
C)  Vule Pake to Pule Vake 
D)  Zald Tead to Tald Zead

Question 7

How do young children inflect the word sing to indicate past tense?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young children use sang. 
B)  Young children use singed until corrected. 
C)  Young children use singed then sanged then sang. 
D)  Young children use sang then singed then sang. 
A)  Young children use sang. 
B)  Young children use singed until corrected. 
C)  Young children use singed then sanged then sang. 
D)  Young children use sang then singed then sang.

Question 8

For MOST individuals,language is lateralized in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  left hemisphere. 
B)  right hemisphere. 
C)  anterior portions of the brain. 
D)  posterior portions of the brain. 
A)  left hemisphere. 
B)  right hemisphere. 
C)  anterior portions of the brain. 
D)  posterior portions of the brain.

Question 9

What is a spoonerism? Why are spoonerisms interesting?

Accepted Answer

•A spoonerism consists of exchanges of s

Question 10

Children might use the word dog to refer to any furry four-legged animal.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  approximation. 
B)  categorization. 
C)  generalization. 
D)  overextension. 
A)  approximation. 
B)  categorization. 
C)  generalization. 
D)  overextension.

Question 11

The application of linguistic knowledge in speaking or listening is referred to as linguistic:

Accepted Answer

A)  competence. 
B)  performance. 
C)  productivity. 
D)  regularity. 
A)  competence. 
B)  performance. 
C)  productivity. 
D)  regularity.

Question 12

According to _____,language strongly influences the way that a person perceives the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chomsky 
B)  Skinner 
C)  Thorndike 
D)  Whorf 
A)  Chomsky 
B)  Skinner 
C)  Thorndike 
D)  Whorf

Question 13

Garrett's positional level corresponds to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a single phrase. 
B)  multiple phrases. 
C)  a full clause. 
D)  a full sentence. 
A)  a single phrase. 
B)  multiple phrases. 
C)  a full clause. 
D)  a full sentence.

Question 14

Young children who suffer left-brain damage may still develop language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why should researchers NOT bother to teach apes to speak? What are the alternative options?

Accepted Answer

Although early attempts to teach apes to

Question 16

_____ errors occur at the functional level.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phrase 
B)  Sentence 
C)  Sound 
D)  Word 
A)  Phrase 
B)  Sentence 
C)  Sound 
D)  Word

Question 17

Which is NOT a type of language rule that is part of a language's grammar?

Accepted Answer

A)  comprehensive 
B)  syntactic 
C)  semantic 
D)  phonological 
A)  comprehensive 
B)  syntactic 
C)  semantic 
D)  phonological

Question 18

_____ refers to the fact that the utterances of a language are systematic in many ways.

Accepted Answer

A)  Generatability 
B)  Productivity 
C)  Regularity 
D)  Systematicity 
A)  Generatability 
B)  Productivity 
C)  Regularity 
D)  Systematicity

Question 19

Kanzi,the bonobo,spontaneously started to use lexigrams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe each stage of language acquisition.

Accepted Answer

In that time,they have learned

The sentence "He is very interested in cranes" is an example of a _____ ambiguity.

What is meant by parameter setting?

Younger children are better at mastering the finer points of language than older children.

_____ study the structure of natural languages.

Which is NOT a feature of honeybee communication?

Which spoonerism are participants MORE likely to produce?

How do young children inflect the word sing to indicate past tense?

For MOST individuals,language is lateralized in the:

What is a spoonerism? Why are spoonerisms interesting?

Children might use the word dog to refer to any furry four-legged animal.This is an example of:

The application of linguistic knowledge in speaking or listening is referred to as linguistic:

According to _____,language strongly influences the way that a person perceives the world.

Garrett's positional level corresponds to:

Young children who suffer left-brain damage may still develop language.

Why should researchers NOT bother to teach apes to speak? What are the alternative options?

_____ errors occur at the functional level.

Which is NOT a type of language rule that is part of a language's grammar?

_____ refers to the fact that the utterances of a language are systematic in many ways.

Kanzi,the bonobo,spontaneously started to use lexigrams.

Describe each stage of language acquisition.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

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Exam 12: Language Structure

The sentence "He is very interested in cranes" is an example of a _____ ambiguity.

What is meant by parameter setting?

Younger children are better at mastering the finer points of language than older children.

_____ study the structure of natural languages.

Which is NOT a feature of honeybee communication?

Which spoonerism are participants MORE likely to produce?

How do young children inflect the word sing to indicate past tense?

For MOST individuals,language is lateralized in the:

What is a spoonerism? Why are spoonerisms interesting?

Children might use the word dog to refer to any furry four-legged animal.This is an example of:

The application of linguistic knowledge in speaking or listening is referred to as linguistic:

According to _____,language strongly influences the way that a person perceives the world.

Garrett's positional level corresponds to:

Young children who suffer left-brain damage may still develop language.

Why should researchers NOT bother to teach apes to speak? What are the alternative options?

_____ errors occur at the functional level.

Which is NOT a type of language rule that is part of a language's grammar?

_____ refers to the fact that the utterances of a language are systematic in many ways.

Kanzi,the bonobo,spontaneously started to use lexigrams.

Describe each stage of language acquisition.

The Science of Cognition

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters