A. the morphemes used
B. the phonemes used
C. both morphemes and phonemes
D. the rules used to connect phrases
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - According to Noam Chomsky’s theory of transformational grammar, a ‘Kernel’ is ______________________?
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 - ________________ is closely related to grammar and pronunciation.
A. Aphasia
B. Broca’s area
C. Wernicke’s area
D. Agnosia - 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 - Phonemes are the smallest units of______in a spoken language; morphemes are the smallest units of_______in language.
A. sound; syntax
B. meaning; syntax
C. syntax; meaning
D. sound; meaning - In developmental terminology, PKU refers to _________________?
A. the effect of thalidomide
B. Down’s syndrome
C. sickle cell
D. a hereditary enzyme deficiency - The term ‘germ cell’ when used in genetics refers to _________________?
A. somatic cells
B. ova and sperm cells
C. both a and b
D. none of these - Psychologists who specialize in the study of language are called ______________?
A. psycho-grammarists
B. psycholinguists
C. psycho-metricians
D. morphemologists - 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
