A. sound; syntax
B. meaning; syntax
C. syntax; meaning
D. sound; meaning
Related Mcqs:
- The English language has________letters than phonemes and the consonant phonemes generally carry_______information than the vowel phonemes.
A. more; the same
B. fewer; more
C. more; more
D. fewer; less - B.F. Skinner emphasized the importance of______in language acquisition.
A. heuristics
B. algorithms
C. reinforcement
D. universal grammar - Release of corticotrophin releasing factor from hypothalamus is controlled by levels of_______in blood:
A. Thyroxine
B. Cortisone
C. Prolactin
D. Steroids - Chomsky suggested that a person’s unique experiences with a language are most likely to influence the________of that person’s spoken sentences.
A. surface structure
B. linguistic determinism
C. functional fixedness
D. belief perseverance - Pervez has profound difficulty producing spoken language. if his problem attributable to brain damage would probably be found in:
A. the cerebellum
B. Sperry’s area
C. Broca’s area
D. Wernicke’s area - Phonemes are ___________________?
A. measurements
B. syllables
C. the smallest units of meaningful sound
D. the smallest units of sound - Noam Chomsky posited that humans have a unique, inborn ability to understand the structure of language and to apply this to language learning. Chomsky called this the _______________?
A. innate capability index
B. innate surface structure ability
C. prosody index
D. language acquisition device - A hypothesis concerning the role of language is shaping cultures. It holds that language is culturally determined and serves to influence our mode of thought is called:
A. legal- rational authority
B. Sapir- Whorf hypothesis
C. Routine activities theory
D. None of these - The smallest, weakest stimulus that an organism can detect is known as the_______threshold.
A. Difference
B. Theoretical
C. Obtained
D. Absolute - Which of the following is considered true with regards to language development?
A. Most children between the age of three and four stutter
B. A child can begin to control volume by age 2 months
C. A child can begin to control pitch by age 3 months
D. All of the above
