INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL WITH TEST BANK
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
3RD EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ____________________________ is a complex and dynamic system of conventional
symbols that is used in various modes for thought and communication.
a. Speech
b. Language
c. American Sign Language
d. Hearing
Answer: b
2. ____________________________ are the smallest units of language that carry
meaning and are combined to make words.
a. Phonemes
b. Graphemes
c. Morphemes
d. Words
Answer: c
3. ____________________________ means that users of a language abide by accepted
rules.
a. Conventional
b. Arbitrary
c. Referential
d. Language community
Answer: a
4. ____________________________ is the process of sharing information, such as
thoughts, feelings, and ideas among two or more persons.
a. Language
b. Speech
c. Hearing
d. Communication
Answer: d
,5. ____________________________ are specialized problem-solving devices in the
brain that respond to information of a restricted type.
a. Neural circuits
b. Modules
c. Representational tools
d. Domains
Answer: b
6. ____________________________ is the neuromuscular process by which humans
turn language into a sound signal and transmit it through the air or other medium to a
receiver.
a. American Sign Language
b. Speech
c. Language
d. Hearing
Answer: b
7. The __________________________ is the smallest unit of sound that can signal a
difference in meaning.
a. Morpheme
b. Phoneme
c. Grapheme
d. Perceptual target
Answer: b
8. _____________________________ is the study of sound.
a. Otorhinolaryngology
b. Audiology
c. Speech science
d. Acoustics
Answer: d
9. _____________________________ is a preference for auditory rather than visual
information.
a. Auditory perception
b. Speech perception
c. Auditory overshadowing
d. Auditory preference
Answer: c
,10. _____________________________ occurs when an individual communicates about a
specific entity, and the relationship between the entity and its referent is arbitrary.
a. Symbolic communication
b. Propositional speech
c. Formulation
d. Transmission
Answer: a
11. ____________________________ refers to the use of pitch, loudness, and pausing.
a. Linguistic feedback
b. Paralinguistic feedback
c. Auditory feedback
d. Prosodic feedback
Answer: b
12. ____________________________ refers to the rules of a language governing the
sounds that make syllables and words.
a. Phonology
b. Morphology
c. Syntax
d. Semantics
Answer: a
13. ____________________________ pertains to the rules governing language use for
social purposes.
a. Phonotactics
b. Pragmatics
c. Syntax
d. Semantics
Answer: b
14. ___________________________ allows humans to share what happened before this
moment or what may happen after this moment.
a. Species specificity
b. Universality
c. Semanticity
d. Productivity
Answer: c
15. Today, about _______________ of Americans speak a language other than English at
home.
, a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 1/5
d. 1/6
Answer: c
16. ______________________________ are more likely to have language impairment.
a. Sequential bilingual learners
b. Girls
c. Simultaneous bilingual learners
d. Boys
Answer: d
17. If one monozygotic twin has a language impairment, the other twin has about a(n)
______________ likelihood of also having the impairment.
a. 50%
b. 65%
c. 75%
d. 85%
Answer: d
18. Higher degrees of caregiver ___________________________ during infancy and
early toddlerhood are associated with accelerated rates of language development in
children.
a. Talking
b. Responsiveness
c. Speech rate
d. Literacy
Answer: b
19. _______________________________ is the most common type of communication
impairment affecting children.
a. Specific language impairment
b. Autism spectrum disorder
c. Intellectual disability
d. Pragmatic communication disorder
Answer: a
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
3RD EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: AN INTRODUCTION
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ____________________________ is a complex and dynamic system of conventional
symbols that is used in various modes for thought and communication.
a. Speech
b. Language
c. American Sign Language
d. Hearing
Answer: b
2. ____________________________ are the smallest units of language that carry
meaning and are combined to make words.
a. Phonemes
b. Graphemes
c. Morphemes
d. Words
Answer: c
3. ____________________________ means that users of a language abide by accepted
rules.
a. Conventional
b. Arbitrary
c. Referential
d. Language community
Answer: a
4. ____________________________ is the process of sharing information, such as
thoughts, feelings, and ideas among two or more persons.
a. Language
b. Speech
c. Hearing
d. Communication
Answer: d
,5. ____________________________ are specialized problem-solving devices in the
brain that respond to information of a restricted type.
a. Neural circuits
b. Modules
c. Representational tools
d. Domains
Answer: b
6. ____________________________ is the neuromuscular process by which humans
turn language into a sound signal and transmit it through the air or other medium to a
receiver.
a. American Sign Language
b. Speech
c. Language
d. Hearing
Answer: b
7. The __________________________ is the smallest unit of sound that can signal a
difference in meaning.
a. Morpheme
b. Phoneme
c. Grapheme
d. Perceptual target
Answer: b
8. _____________________________ is the study of sound.
a. Otorhinolaryngology
b. Audiology
c. Speech science
d. Acoustics
Answer: d
9. _____________________________ is a preference for auditory rather than visual
information.
a. Auditory perception
b. Speech perception
c. Auditory overshadowing
d. Auditory preference
Answer: c
,10. _____________________________ occurs when an individual communicates about a
specific entity, and the relationship between the entity and its referent is arbitrary.
a. Symbolic communication
b. Propositional speech
c. Formulation
d. Transmission
Answer: a
11. ____________________________ refers to the use of pitch, loudness, and pausing.
a. Linguistic feedback
b. Paralinguistic feedback
c. Auditory feedback
d. Prosodic feedback
Answer: b
12. ____________________________ refers to the rules of a language governing the
sounds that make syllables and words.
a. Phonology
b. Morphology
c. Syntax
d. Semantics
Answer: a
13. ____________________________ pertains to the rules governing language use for
social purposes.
a. Phonotactics
b. Pragmatics
c. Syntax
d. Semantics
Answer: b
14. ___________________________ allows humans to share what happened before this
moment or what may happen after this moment.
a. Species specificity
b. Universality
c. Semanticity
d. Productivity
Answer: c
15. Today, about _______________ of Americans speak a language other than English at
home.
, a. 1/3
b. 1/4
c. 1/5
d. 1/6
Answer: c
16. ______________________________ are more likely to have language impairment.
a. Sequential bilingual learners
b. Girls
c. Simultaneous bilingual learners
d. Boys
Answer: d
17. If one monozygotic twin has a language impairment, the other twin has about a(n)
______________ likelihood of also having the impairment.
a. 50%
b. 65%
c. 75%
d. 85%
Answer: d
18. Higher degrees of caregiver ___________________________ during infancy and
early toddlerhood are associated with accelerated rates of language development in
children.
a. Talking
b. Responsiveness
c. Speech rate
d. Literacy
Answer: b
19. _______________________________ is the most common type of communication
impairment affecting children.
a. Specific language impairment
b. Autism spectrum disorder
c. Intellectual disability
d. Pragmatic communication disorder
Answer: a
