LING 115 – Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Language is defined as a system of combinatorial system of codes and
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symbols used to store, retrieve, organize human knowledge and
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experience. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True | | |
According to the article, the most distinguishing characteristic of the
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human species that differentiate from other animals is their ability to
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think. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Human language is essentially innate, and not culturally transmitted. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
'Language Contact' due to 'migration', 'trade', 'colonialism' is considered
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|the main cause for Bilingualism. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Culture is a set of beliefs, values, norms, customs, traditions, rituals, and
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a way of life that differentiates one group from another. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
, Bilinguals are proficient in both languages and have the ability (both
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spoken as well as written) to use them across all domains/contexts. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
There is NO direct correlation between the language of a particular
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speech community and its culture. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Individuals learning another language display more self-confidence,
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especially if they have acquired a 'desirable' language'. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
One of the animal communication properties is 'displacement'. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
Relatively monolingual countries such as United States, Britain, Japan,
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view Bilingualism as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of the above.
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The field of comparative biology assumes that a genetic trait like the
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ability to use verbal communication must have been present in closely
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related non-human primates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Speech articulators and the brain structure responsible for speech
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production in human beings became more complicated than other
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higher primates their relatives. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Correct Answers
Language is defined as a system of combinatorial system of codes and
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symbols used to store, retrieve, organize human knowledge and
| | | | | | | | |
experience. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True | | |
According to the article, the most distinguishing characteristic of the
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human species that differentiate from other animals is their ability to
| | | | | | | | | | |
think. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Human language is essentially innate, and not culturally transmitted. -
| | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
'Language Contact' due to 'migration', 'trade', 'colonialism' is considered
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|the main cause for Bilingualism. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Culture is a set of beliefs, values, norms, customs, traditions, rituals, and
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a way of life that differentiates one group from another. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
, Bilinguals are proficient in both languages and have the ability (both
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spoken as well as written) to use them across all domains/contexts. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
There is NO direct correlation between the language of a particular
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speech community and its culture. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Individuals learning another language display more self-confidence,
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especially if they have acquired a 'desirable' language'. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-True
One of the animal communication properties is 'displacement'. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False |
Relatively monolingual countries such as United States, Britain, Japan,
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view Bilingualism as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of the above.
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The field of comparative biology assumes that a genetic trait like the
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ability to use verbal communication must have been present in closely
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related non-human primates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Speech articulators and the brain structure responsible for speech
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production in human beings became more complicated than other
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higher primates their relatives. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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