Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 6th edition Bruce Rowe and Diane Levine All Chapters 1-14 Covered

TEST BANK FOR A CONCISE
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS, 6E BRUCE
ROWE, DIANEL EVINE (ALL CHAPTERS)

Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
B B B B B



True/False QuestionsB




1. LinguisticBcompetenceBrefersBtoBtheBsubconsciousBknowledgeBofBone’sBlanguage
.BAnswer:BT

2. LanguageBisBdependentBonBhearingBorBspeech.BAnswer:BF

3. InBChapterB1,BweBdiscussBvariousBtypesBofBanimalBcommunicationBbecauseBc
omparisonBofBthoseBsystemsBofBcommunicationBcanBaidBusBinBunderstandingB
humanBcommunication. Answer:BT

4. AllBanimalsBhaveBaBlanguage.BAnswer:BF

5. BirdBcallsBtendBtoBbeBspeciesBspecific.BAnswer:BF

6. BirdBsongsBtendBtoBbeBspeciesBspecific.BAnswer:BT

7. AllBresearchersBnowBagreeBthatBapesBcanBlearnBlanguage.BAnswer:BF

8. ABpersonBwhoBstuttersBhasBaBproblemBwithBlinguisticBcompetence.BAnswer:BF

9. TheBfactBthatBmanyBnewBwordsBareBaddedBtoBEnglishBeachByearBdemonstratesBtha
tBEnglish,BlikeBanyBlanguage,BisBanBopenBsystem.BAnswer:BT

10. BirdsBandBbeesBgenerallyBlearnBmostBofBtheirBcommunicationBsystemsBfromBothe
rBmembersBofBtheirBsocialBgroups.BAnswer:BF

11. TheBtermsBlanguageBandBcommunicationBcanBbeBusedBinterchangeablyBbecaus
eBtheyBmeanBtheBsameBthing.BAnswer:BF




InformationB Classification:B General

, 12. OneBdifferenceBbetweenBapes’BuseBofBsignB“language”BandBaBhuman’sBuseBofBlang
uage,BisBthatBapesBseldomBinitiateBcommunicationBwhereasBhumans,BincludingByo
ungBchildren,BfrequentlyBinitiateBcommunicationBwithBothers.BAnswer:BT


13. HumansBcommunicateBinBbothBverbalBandBnonverbalBways.BAnswer:BT

14. RedundancyBinBaBmessageBhelpsBovercomeB“static”.BAnswer:BT

15. BirdBsongsBareBgenerallyBmoreBelaborateBthanBbirdcalls.BAnswer:BT

16. TheBcharacteristicBofBlanguagesBthatBallowBpeopleBtoBcoinBnewBwordsBasBneededBi
sBcalledBdiscreteness.BAnswer:BF

17. LinguisticBforms,BsuchBasBwordsBorBsentences,BhaveBanBarbitraryBrelationshipBt
oBtheirBmeaning.BAnswer:BT

18. ComparedBtoBnonhumanBcommunication,BhumanBlinguisticBcommunicationBtendsBt
oBbeBstimulus-bound.BAnswer:BF

19. TheBfactBthatBaBpersonBcanBtalkBaboutBtheBpastBorBanticipateBtheBfutureBillustratesBth
eBcharacteristicBofBlanguageBcalledBdisplacement.BAnswer:BT

20. SomeBresearchersBbelieveBthatBKanziBprocessesBaBbasicBunderstandingBofBsimpl
eBgrammar.BAnswer:BT

21. AlexBtheBparrot,BasBwellBasBtheBapesBthatBhaveBbeenBusedBinBlanguageBexperiments
,BhaveBbeenBableBtoBlearnBlanguageBatBtheBlevelBofBaboutBaBfive-year-oldBhuman.

Answer:B F


22. CultureBshockBoccursBwhenBaBpersonBinteractsBwithBaBpersonBorBpeopleBfromBaBfor
eignBcultureBandBdisorientationBandBanxietyBoccursBwhenBsocialBexpectationsBareBn
otBmetBbecauseBofBaBlackBofBknowledgeBofBtheBnormsBofBtheBother’sBculture.BAnswe
r:BT




InformationB Classification:B General

, 23. EthnocentrismBisBtheBactBofBjudgingBotherBculturesBbyBtheBstandardsBofBthatBcultur
eBandBnotBbyBtheBstandardsBofBone’sBownBculture.B Answer:BF

24. Broca’sBareaBofBtheBbrainBcontrolsBtheBlarynx,Blips,Btongue,BandBotherBareasBofBth
eBdigestiveBandBrespiratoryBsystemsBinvolvedBwithBoralBandBfacialBfineBmotorBskills
inBtheBproductionBofBlanguage.BAnswer:BT
B




25. Broca’sBareaBofBtheBbrainBisBtheBmainBareasBofBtheBbrainBinvolvedBinBtheB
comprehensionBofBspeechBandBtheBselectionBofBlexicalBitems.B Answer.BF.

26. MarcBHauser,BW.BTecumsehBFitch,BandBNoamBChomskyBbelieveBthatBmanyB
nonhumansBshareBwithBhumansBwhatBtheyBcallBtheBfacultyBofBlanguageBinBth
eBnarrowBsenseB(FLN).BAnswer:BF

27. RecursionBisBtheBprocessBwherebyBanyBlinguisticsBunitBcanBbeBmadeBlongerBb
yBembeddingBanotherBunitBinBit.BAnswer:BT


28. TheBconceptBofBTheoryBofBtheBMindBrefersBtoBaBperson’sBabilityBtoBknowBexactlyBwha
tBotherBpeopleBareBthinking.B Answer:BF

MultipleBChoiceBQuestions


29. CommunicationBalwaysBincludesBtheBtransmissionBof
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.


Answer:Bd


30. AlthoughBthereBmightBbeBuniversalBaspectsBofBallBlanguagesBthatBareBinnate,Bspecifi
cBlanguagesBare
a. AlsoBstrictlyBinnate.
b. MostlyBinnate.
c. Learned.




InformationB Classification:B General

, d. InnateBifBtheyBareBaBfirstBlanguageBandBlearnedBifBtheyBareBaBsecon
dBlanguage.


Answer:Bc


31. TheBmostlyBsubconsciousBknowledgeBofBtheBgrammarBandBlexiconBofBone’sBlanguageBi
sBcalled
a. LinguisticBcompetence.
b. LinguisticBperformance.
c. LinguisticBpatterns.
d. LinguisticBsystematics.


Answer:Ba


32. StutteringBwouldBbeBaBproblemBwith
a. LinguisticBcompetence.
b. LinguisticBperformance.
c. LinguisticBpatterns.
d. LinguisticBsystematics.

Answer:Bb

33. KingBGeorgeBVI,BactressBMarilynBMonroe,BandBSirBWinstonBChurchillB(PrimeBMinisterBofB
theBUnitedBKingdomBduringBWorldBWarBIIBandBagainBfromB1951BtoB1955)BasBwellBasBman
yBotherBfamousBpeopleBwereBstutterers.BStutteringBisBaBproblemBwith:
a. TheBtongueBbeingBtooBthick.
b. TheBsubconsciousBknowledgeBofBtheBlanguageB(linguisticBcompetence).
c. TheBabilityBtoBdeliverBlinguisticBcompetence;BthatBis,BaBproblemBofBlinguisti
cBperformance.
d. Wernicke’sBareaBofBtheBbrain.


Answer:Bc


34. TheBfollowingBisBnotBaBdeliveryBsystemB ofBlanguage
a. Writing.




InformationB Classification:B General