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*MTTC Practice Questions Which of the following would be considered an example of language according to principle of combinability? A. Your car's 'check engine' light flashing B. Your alarm clock blaring in the morning C. The content of a text message D. A door bell ringing when pressed E. Your phone beeping when you have a new call ANSWER- C. The content of a text message How could you BEST describe the role that grammar plays in language? A. Grammar concentrates mainly on the use of morphemes added to words B. Grammar enables complexity of meaning in language C. Grammar allows us to distinguish between what is language and what is not D. Grammar is a system of rules you learn in English class E. Grammar is not essential to language and is only present in certain ones ANSWER- B. Grammar enables complexity of meaning in language Which of the following BEST explains why the alarm calls made by vervet monkeys should not be considered language? A. They include just one call for a variety of dangers B. They can't be combined to produce additional meanings C. They have only phonemes and not morphemes D. They demonstrate a complex and interchangeable variety of calls E. They are made up of only a few words and modifiers ANSWER- B. They can't be combined to produce additional meanings An example of a morpheme is A. the 'de-' in 'deconstruct' B. an 'e' that makes the 'a' in 'lake' have a long sound C. the 'y' in 'by' D. an adjective like 'yellow' E. the sound made by 'ch' ANSWER- A. the 'de-' in 'deconstruct' 2. Vowels and consonants are examples of A. suffixes B. morphemes C. semantics D. phonemes E. prefixes ANSWER- D. phonemes Which statement correctly compares the function of Broca's area and Wernicke's area? A. Broca's area is involved with understanding and Wernicke's area with production.