CSD 2366 Final Review
________ is the component of language that concerns the smallest meaningful units of language.
a. Pragmatics
b. Syntax
c. Phonology
d. Semantics
e. Morphology - Answer -e. Morphology
The consonant chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet organizes phonemes based on which criteria
(choose all that apply):
a. free/bound
b. voicing
c. open/closed
d. manner
e. placement - Answer -b. Voicing
d. Manner
e. Placement
,The component of language that concerns the meaning of individual words and word combinations is...
a. phonology
b. morphology
c. semantics
d. syntax
e. pragmatics - Answer -b. Semantics
Children who speak more than one language or dialect have a language difference; therefore they
cannot have a language disorder.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Answer -b. False
Match: Age of Acquisition, Universality, Species Specificity, Productivity, Semanticity
1. Language can be used to create an infinite number of novel utterances/sentences.
2. Children develop language at a rapid rate, particularly in the first 5-7 years of life
3. Language can be used for communication that is contextualized (in the here and now) or
decontextualized (outside of the present moment).
4. All human cultures have a language system.
5. Language is a uniquely human ability, not shared by any other animals. - Answer -1. Productivity
2. Age of Acquisition
,3. Semanticity
4. Universality
5. Species Specificity
Pragmatics is the component of language that involves how it is used for social purposes.
a. True
b. False - Answer -a. True
Speech is a neuromuscular process involving (choose all that apply):
a. symbols
b. articulation
c. voice
d. fluency
e. comprehension - Answer -b. articulation
c. voice
d. fluency
Syntax refers to sentence structure and word order, whereas morphology refers to the structure of
words.
a. True
b. False - Answer -a. True
Language is...
a. a system of arbitrary symbols
b. a system of non-arbitrary symbols
c. well-established and no longer evolving
d. shared by animals - Answer -a. a system of arbitrary symbols
, The terms language and speech can be used interchangeably.
a. True
b. False - Answer -b. False
How many morphemes does the following sentence contain?
They loved books! - Answer -5
Which of the following is NOT a building block of semantic development?
a. pronouncing new words
b. building a lexicon
c. organizing the lexicon for efficient retrieval
d. learning new words - Answer -a. pronouncing new words
Match Communicative Functions: Personal, Heuristic, Interactional, Regulatory, Informative,
Instrumental, Imaginative
1. Used to converse with others in a social matter
2. Used to provide an organized description of an event or object
3. Used to give directions or direct others
4. Used to find out information or inquire about something
5. Used to ask for something (e.g., request an object)
6. Used to express one's feelings or state of mind about something
________ is the component of language that concerns the smallest meaningful units of language.
a. Pragmatics
b. Syntax
c. Phonology
d. Semantics
e. Morphology - Answer -e. Morphology
The consonant chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet organizes phonemes based on which criteria
(choose all that apply):
a. free/bound
b. voicing
c. open/closed
d. manner
e. placement - Answer -b. Voicing
d. Manner
e. Placement
,The component of language that concerns the meaning of individual words and word combinations is...
a. phonology
b. morphology
c. semantics
d. syntax
e. pragmatics - Answer -b. Semantics
Children who speak more than one language or dialect have a language difference; therefore they
cannot have a language disorder.
Select one:
a. True
b. False - Answer -b. False
Match: Age of Acquisition, Universality, Species Specificity, Productivity, Semanticity
1. Language can be used to create an infinite number of novel utterances/sentences.
2. Children develop language at a rapid rate, particularly in the first 5-7 years of life
3. Language can be used for communication that is contextualized (in the here and now) or
decontextualized (outside of the present moment).
4. All human cultures have a language system.
5. Language is a uniquely human ability, not shared by any other animals. - Answer -1. Productivity
2. Age of Acquisition
,3. Semanticity
4. Universality
5. Species Specificity
Pragmatics is the component of language that involves how it is used for social purposes.
a. True
b. False - Answer -a. True
Speech is a neuromuscular process involving (choose all that apply):
a. symbols
b. articulation
c. voice
d. fluency
e. comprehension - Answer -b. articulation
c. voice
d. fluency
Syntax refers to sentence structure and word order, whereas morphology refers to the structure of
words.
a. True
b. False - Answer -a. True
Language is...
a. a system of arbitrary symbols
b. a system of non-arbitrary symbols
c. well-established and no longer evolving
d. shared by animals - Answer -a. a system of arbitrary symbols
, The terms language and speech can be used interchangeably.
a. True
b. False - Answer -b. False
How many morphemes does the following sentence contain?
They loved books! - Answer -5
Which of the following is NOT a building block of semantic development?
a. pronouncing new words
b. building a lexicon
c. organizing the lexicon for efficient retrieval
d. learning new words - Answer -a. pronouncing new words
Match Communicative Functions: Personal, Heuristic, Interactional, Regulatory, Informative,
Instrumental, Imaginative
1. Used to converse with others in a social matter
2. Used to provide an organized description of an event or object
3. Used to give directions or direct others
4. Used to find out information or inquire about something
5. Used to ask for something (e.g., request an object)
6. Used to express one's feelings or state of mind about something
