1. Syntax refers to rules for _____ construction in a language.
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Both a and b
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2. Semantics refer to the meaning of _____
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All of these
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3. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is the hypothesis that assumes a close relationship between language and culture, claiming that language defines people’s_____
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Experiences
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4. The study of how people in different societies perceive and use space is known as_____
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Proxemics
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5. Protolanguage is the parent language for many _____ languages.
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Both
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6. The rules for using language within a particular speech community refer to_____
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Pragmatics
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7. The study of the _____ made in speech is known as Phonology.
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Sound
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8. Phones refer to units of _____ in a language.
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Sound
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9. A basic unit of sound that distinguishes meaning in a language is known as_____
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Phoneme
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10. The study of morphemes is known as Morphology.
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False
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11. Morphemes is the _____ unit of a language that convey meaning.
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Smallest
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12. _____ is a system of symbols with standard meanings through which members of a society communicate with one another.
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Language
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13. Kinesics is the study of body motion and gestures used in _____ communication.
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Nonverbal
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14. Ethologist is a scientist who studies the behaviors of animals in their _____ setting.
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Natural
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15. Dialect is a linguistic pattern involving differences in _____ that occurs within a common language family.
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All of these
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16. Communication is the act of _____ information.
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Transferring
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17. Which of the following is an example of a minimal pair?
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Bus and buzz
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18. The human tendency to pass down cultural knowledge through traditional stories depends on which of the following linguistic capabilities?
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Displacement
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19. Which of the following topics would be correctly associated with kinesics?
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The various meanings of a wink
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20. Which of the following key terms refers to the human ability to create infinite utterances using “finite media”?
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Productivity
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21. Following the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, how might binary gender-specific pronouns (she/he) influence the perception of gender diversity?
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They impose finite categorical boundaries on gender.
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22. 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?
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Storytelling and the ability to communicate about kin
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23. In a laboratory setting, non-human primates have demonstrated which of the following abilities?
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Using language at the level of a two-year-old human
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24. How many morphemes comprise the word “bipedalism”?
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3
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25. Why are primate vocalizations considered non-arbitrary?
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They can only be produced in the presence of specific stimuli.
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26. The existence of pidgin and creole languages suggests that humans possess a universal linguistic acquisition device, known as the ______.
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Universal grammar
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