AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE FINAL
PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● Expression
Answer: production of language
●● comprehension
Answer: understanding of language
●● Language defined
Answer: ASHA (1982) defines language as a "complex and dynamic
system of conventional symbols that is used in various modes for
thought and communication
●● Characteristics of Language
Answer: 1. Language is a system of symbols.
2. shared by members of a community or culture.
3. dynamic.
4. a tool for human communication.
●● Language is a system of symbols (characteristic of language)
,Answer: code utilizing a set of symbols, specifically morphemes,
relationship between words and their referents is arbitrary (words and
their relationship to what they symbolize is random)
●● morphemes
Answer: smallest units of language that carry meaning; combined to
create words (schools = 2 morphemes, school & s)
●● Language is conventional (users of language all abide by the
accepted rules)
Answer: shared by members of a community or culture. language
community shares a common language. Emerge from geographical
circumstances, sociological regions, or economic reasons.
●● Language is dynamic
Answer: In a state of activity and change -> for individuals (learning
new vocab. or a 2nd language), within communities ("selfie")
●● Language is a tool for human communication
Answer: other species are able to communicate but the fact that humans
use language to communicate is what makes us unique
●● communication
, Answer: the process of sharing information among individuals. Sender
(speaker) and receiver (listener), sharing thoughts/feelings among 2 or
more
●● Language as a Module of Human Cognition
Answer: helps humans develop the picture of the world we use for
thinking
●● modularity
Answer: theory of cognitive science that considers how the human mind
is organized within the structures of the brain
●● module
Answer: domain-specific. unlikely that there is just one langue module.
critics of language modularity (regions of the brain developed to process
specific types of info.)
●● language (in relation to speech, hearing, and communication)
Answer: orally communicated through speech. manually communicated
though signed system. Inner language/written language.
●● Speech (as language relating to hearing, communication)
Answer: neuromuscular process by which we turn language into a sound
signal that is transmitted through the air to a receiver
PAPER TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
●● Expression
Answer: production of language
●● comprehension
Answer: understanding of language
●● Language defined
Answer: ASHA (1982) defines language as a "complex and dynamic
system of conventional symbols that is used in various modes for
thought and communication
●● Characteristics of Language
Answer: 1. Language is a system of symbols.
2. shared by members of a community or culture.
3. dynamic.
4. a tool for human communication.
●● Language is a system of symbols (characteristic of language)
,Answer: code utilizing a set of symbols, specifically morphemes,
relationship between words and their referents is arbitrary (words and
their relationship to what they symbolize is random)
●● morphemes
Answer: smallest units of language that carry meaning; combined to
create words (schools = 2 morphemes, school & s)
●● Language is conventional (users of language all abide by the
accepted rules)
Answer: shared by members of a community or culture. language
community shares a common language. Emerge from geographical
circumstances, sociological regions, or economic reasons.
●● Language is dynamic
Answer: In a state of activity and change -> for individuals (learning
new vocab. or a 2nd language), within communities ("selfie")
●● Language is a tool for human communication
Answer: other species are able to communicate but the fact that humans
use language to communicate is what makes us unique
●● communication
, Answer: the process of sharing information among individuals. Sender
(speaker) and receiver (listener), sharing thoughts/feelings among 2 or
more
●● Language as a Module of Human Cognition
Answer: helps humans develop the picture of the world we use for
thinking
●● modularity
Answer: theory of cognitive science that considers how the human mind
is organized within the structures of the brain
●● module
Answer: domain-specific. unlikely that there is just one langue module.
critics of language modularity (regions of the brain developed to process
specific types of info.)
●● language (in relation to speech, hearing, and communication)
Answer: orally communicated through speech. manually communicated
though signed system. Inner language/written language.
●● Speech (as language relating to hearing, communication)
Answer: neuromuscular process by which we turn language into a sound
signal that is transmitted through the air to a receiver
