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Syntax refers to rules for _____ construction in a language.

Phrase

Sentence

Word

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Semantics refer to the meaning of _____

Words

Phrases

Sentences

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is the hypothesis that assumes a close relationship between language and culture, claiming that language defines people’s_____

Values

Beliefs

Experiences

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Experiences

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The study of how people in different societies perceive and use space is known as_____

Pragmatics

Proxemics

Semantics

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Proxemics

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Protolanguage is the parent language for many _____ languages.

Ancient

Modern

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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The rules for using language within a particular speech community refer to_____

Pragmatics

Proxemics

Semantics

Both a and b

Answer

Correct Answer: Pragmatics

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The study of the _____ made in speech is known as Phonology.

Meanings

Symbols

Sound

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Sound

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Phones refer to units of _____ in a language.

Sign

Sound

Symbol

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Sound

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A basic unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in a language is known as_____

Morpheme

Phoneme

Propheme

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Phoneme

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The study of morphemes is known as Morphology.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Morphemes is the _____ unit of a language that convey meaning.

Smallest

Largest

First

Both a and c

Answer

Correct Answer: Smallest

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_____ is a system of symbols with standard meanings through which members of a society communicate with one another.

Signs

Meaning

Gesture

Language

Answer

Correct Answer: Language

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Kinesics is the study of body motion and gestures used in _____ communication.

Verbal

Nonverbal

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Nonverbal

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Ethologist is a scientist who studies the behaviors of animals in their _____ setting.

Natural

Artificial

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Natural

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Dialect is a linguistic pattern involving differences in _____ that occurs within a common language family.

Pronunciation

Vocabulary

Syntax

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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Communication is the act of _____ information.

Organizing

Transferring

Interpreting

Changing

Answer

Correct Answer: Transferring

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Which of the following is an example of a minimal pair?

Cat and caterpillar

Bus and buzz

Small and smallest

By and bye

Answer

Correct Answer: Bus and buzz

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The human tendency to pass down cultural knowledge through traditional stories depends on which of the following linguistic capabilities?

Productivity

Displacement

Arbitrariness

Articulation

Answer

Correct Answer: Displacement

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Which of the following topics would be correctly associated with kinesics?

The various meanings of a wink

Language and motor skills acquisition in toddlers

The Bantu expansion

Honorifics in Japanese language

Answer

Correct Answer: The various meanings of a wink

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Which of the following key terms refers to the human ability to create infinite utterances using “finite media”?

Productivity

Displacement

Arbitrariness

Articulation

Answer

Correct Answer: Productivity

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Following the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, how might binary gender-specific pronouns (she/he) influence the perception of gender diversity?

They impose finite categorical boundaries on gender.

They reflect a biological reality.

They automatically create a hierarchy.

They should be abolished.

Answer

Correct Answer: They impose finite categorical boundaries on gender.

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Which of the following was likely a strong selective factor (i.e., conferred a survival benefit) in the emergence of human language capabilities, according to Barnard?

Storytelling and the ability to communicate about kin

The ability to strategize battle

The ability to create long-distance trade networks

The ability to keep debt ledgers

Answer

Correct Answer: Storytelling and the ability to communicate about kin

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In a laboratory setting, non-human primates have demonstrated which of the following abilities?

Producing complex, articulate speech

Understanding grammar and syntax

Total fluency in American Sign Language

Using language at the level of a two-year-old human

Answer

Correct Answer: Using language at the level of a two-year-old human

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How many morphemes comprise the word “bipedalism”?

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

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Why are primate vocalizations considered non-arbitrary?

They can only be produced in the presence of specific stimuli.

They typically refer to specific moments in the past.

They mimic the sound of the referent (e.g., a predator).

They are based on complex symbols.

Answer

Correct Answer: They can only be produced in the presence of specific stimuli.

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The existence of pidgin and creole languages suggests that humans possess a universal linguistic acquisition device, known as the ______.

Linguistic module

Universal grammar

Generalized structure

Universal language

Answer

Correct Answer: Universal grammar

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