AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE 11TH
EDITION VICTORIA FROMKIN ROBERT
RODMAN NINA HYAMS ANSWER KEY ALL
CHAPTERS 100% ORIGINAL VERIFIED A+
ACTUAL EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⫸ language. Answer: is the capacity to produce sounds that signify
certain meaning; to understand or interpret the sounds produced by
others.
⫸ inventory of sounds. Answer: knowing the sound system of a
language includes more than just knowing the inventory of sounds.
it means knowing which sounds start a word and which sounds end a
word and follow each other.
⫸ knowledge of words. Answer: signify the meaning of a word.
⫸ arbitrary meaning. Answer: what describes the property of a
language, including sign language, whereby there is no natural or
intrinsic relationship between the way a word is pronounced or signed
and its meaning.
, example: father is signed differently in English vs. Chinese.
⫸ sound symbolism. Answer: are words whose pronunciation suggest
the meaning.
⫸ onomatopoeic. Answer: words like cock-a-doodle-doo...
words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they
refer to.
the sounds differ from language to language, reflecting the particular
sound system of the language.
⫸ knowledge of a language. Answer: enables you to combine sounds to
form words, words to form phrases, and phrases to form sentences.
⫸ produce language. Answer: knowing a language means being able to
______________________ produce new sentences never spoken before
and to understand sentences never heard before.
⫸ Noam Chomsky. Answer: responsible for the Modern Revolution in
language and Cognitive Science.
⫸ Modern Revolution and Cognitive Science. Answer: refers to this
ability as part of the creative aspect of a language
EDITION VICTORIA FROMKIN ROBERT
RODMAN NINA HYAMS ANSWER KEY ALL
CHAPTERS 100% ORIGINAL VERIFIED A+
ACTUAL EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⫸ language. Answer: is the capacity to produce sounds that signify
certain meaning; to understand or interpret the sounds produced by
others.
⫸ inventory of sounds. Answer: knowing the sound system of a
language includes more than just knowing the inventory of sounds.
it means knowing which sounds start a word and which sounds end a
word and follow each other.
⫸ knowledge of words. Answer: signify the meaning of a word.
⫸ arbitrary meaning. Answer: what describes the property of a
language, including sign language, whereby there is no natural or
intrinsic relationship between the way a word is pronounced or signed
and its meaning.
, example: father is signed differently in English vs. Chinese.
⫸ sound symbolism. Answer: are words whose pronunciation suggest
the meaning.
⫸ onomatopoeic. Answer: words like cock-a-doodle-doo...
words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they
refer to.
the sounds differ from language to language, reflecting the particular
sound system of the language.
⫸ knowledge of a language. Answer: enables you to combine sounds to
form words, words to form phrases, and phrases to form sentences.
⫸ produce language. Answer: knowing a language means being able to
______________________ produce new sentences never spoken before
and to understand sentences never heard before.
⫸ Noam Chomsky. Answer: responsible for the Modern Revolution in
language and Cognitive Science.
⫸ Modern Revolution and Cognitive Science. Answer: refers to this
ability as part of the creative aspect of a language
