A. the surface structure of a sentence
B. the smallest unit of meaning in a language
C. the deep structure of a sentence
D. the basic declarative thought of the sentence
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following is true of personal construct theory? 1: George Kelly developed personal construct theory to examine how individuals view the world. 2: Personal construct theory portrays people as victims of unconscious desires and impulses. 3: Personal construct theory does not try to locate the individual on the personality theorists, dimensions. 4: Kelly basically took the view that we are all artists.
A. 1 & 2
B. 3 & 4
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - 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 - For Noam Chomsky, the semantic interpretation of a sentence comes from ________________?
A. surface structure
B. deep structure
C. divergent thinking
D. transformational rules - Noam Chomsky has emphasized that the acquisition of language by children is facilitated by:
A. the number of times they hear a given word
B. their ability to imitate the words and grammar modeled by parents
C. the positive reinforced that adults give children for speaking correctly
D. an inborn readiness to learn grammatical rules - In language, grammar refers to _________________?
A. the morphemes used
B. the phonemes used
C. both morphemes and phonemes
D. the rules used to connect phrases - Research suggests that humans can most easily master the grammar of a second language during __________________?
A. childhood
B. adolescence
C. early adulthood
D. late adulthood - ________________ is closely related to grammar and pronunciation.
A. Aphasia
B. Broca’s area
C. Wernicke’s area
D. Agnosia - Down’s syndrome is caused by ______________________?
A. a recessive gene
B. a missing sex chromosome
C. an extra autosome or part of one
D. an extra sex chromosome or part of one - The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of ______________________?
A. hormones in behavior
B. activity states on behavior
C. internal drive states on behavior
D. rewards and punishment on behavior - The syllogism is a form appropriate to ______________________?
A. inductive thinking
B. deductive thinking
C. evaluative thinking
D. divergent thinking
