Test.Bank.for.A.Concise.Introduction.to.Linguistics,.6th.edition.
by.Bruce.Rowe,.Diane.Levine.(All.Chapters).A+.Chapter.1.The.
Nature.of.Communication
True/False.Questions.T.or.F
1. Linguistic.competence.refers.to.the.subconscious.knowledge.of.one‘s.language..
Answer;.T
2. Language.is.dependent.on.hearing.or.speech..Answer;.F
3. In.Chapter.1,.we.discuss.various.types.of.animal.communication.because.co
mparison.of.those.systems.of.communication.can.aid.us.in.understanding.hu
man.communication. Answer;.T
4. All.animals.have.a.language..Answer;.F
5. Bird.calls.tend.to.be.species.specific..Answer;.F
6. Bird.songs.tend.to.be.species.specific..Answer;.T
7. All.researchers.now.agree.that.apes.can.learn.language..Answer;.F
8. A.person.who.stutters.has.a.problem.with.linguistic.competence..Answer;.F
9. The.fact.that.many.new.words.are.added.to.English.each.year.demonstrates.that.E
nglish,.like.any.language,.is.an.open.system..Answer;.T
10. Birds.and.bees.generally.learn.most.of.their.communication.systems.from.other.
members.of.their.social.groups..Answer;.F
11. The.terms.language.and.communication.can.be.used.interchangeably.because.t
hey.mean.the.same.thing..Answer;.F
,12. One.difference.between.apes‘.use.of.sign.―language‖.and.a.human‘s.use.of.langua
ge,.is.that.apes.seldom.initiate.communication.whereas.humans,.including.young.c
hildren,.frequently.initiate.communication.with.others..Answer;.T
13. Humans.communicate.in.both.verbal.and.nonverbal.ways..Answer;.T
14. Redundancy.in.a.message.helps.overcome.―static‖..Answer;.T
15. Bird.songs.are.generally.more.elaborate.than.birdcalls..Answer;.T
16. The.characteristic.of.languages.that.allow.people.to.coin.new.words.as.needed.is.c
alled.discreteness..Answer;.F
17. Linguistic.forms,.such.as.words.or.sentences,.have.an.arbitrary.relationship.to.t
heir.meaning..Answer;.T
18. Compared.to.nonhuman.communication,.human.linguistic.communication.tends.to.b
e.stimulus-bound..Answer;.F
19. The.fact.that.a.person.can.talk.about.the.past.or.anticipate.the.future.illustrates.the.ch
aracteristic.of.language.called.displacement..Answer;.T
20. Some.researchers.believe.that.Kanzi.processes.a.basic.understanding.of.simple.g
rammar..Answer;.T
21. Alex.the.parrot,.as.well.as.the.apes.that.have.been.used.in.language.experiments,.h
ave.been.able.to.learn.language.at.the.level.of.about.a.five-year-old.human.
Answer;. F
22. Culture.shock.occurs.when.a.person.interacts.with.a.person.or.people.from.a.foreig
n.culture.and.disorientation.and.anxiety.occurs.when.social.expectations.are.not.me
t.because.of.a.lack.of.knowledge.of.the.norms.of.the.other‘s.culture..Answer;.T
, 23. Ethnocentrism.is.the.act.of.judging.other.cultures.by.the.standards.of.that.culture.a
nd.not.by.the.standards.of.one‘s.own.culture.. Answer;.F
24. Broca‘s.area.of.the.brain.controls.the.larynx,.lips,.tongue,.and.other.areas.of.the.di
gestive.and.respiratory.systems.involved.with.oral.and.facial.fine.motor.skills.in.the.
production.of.language..Answer;.T
25. Broca‘s.area.of.the.brain.is.the.main.areas.of.the.brain.involved.in.the.com
prehension.of.speech.and.the.selection.of.lexical.items.. Answer..F.
26. Marc.Hauser,.W..Tecumseh.Fitch,.and.Noam.Chomsky.believe.that.many.no
nhumans.share.with.humans.what.they.call.the.faculty.of.language.in.the.narr
ow.sense.(FLN)..Answer;.F
27. Recursion.is.the.process.whereby.any.linguistics.unit.can.be.made.longer.by.e
mbedding.another.unit.in.it..Answer;.T
28. The.concept.of.Theory.of.the.Mind.refers.to.a.person‘s.ability.to.know.exactly.what.ot
her.people.are.thinking.. Answer;.F
Multiple.Choice.Questions
29. Communication.always.includes.the.transmission.of
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.
Answer;.d
30. Although.there.might.be.universal.aspects.of.all.languages.that.are.innate,.specific.la
nguages.are
a. Also.strictly.innate.
b. Mostly.innate.
c. Learned.
, d. Innate.if.they.are.a.first.language.and.learned.if.they.are.a.second.la
nguage.
Answer;.c
31. The.mostly.subconscious.knowledge.of.the.grammar.and.lexicon.of.one‘s.language.is.c
alled
a. Linguistic.competence.
b. Linguistic.performance.
c. Linguistic.patterns.
d. Linguistic.systematics.
Answer;.a
32. Stuttering.would.be.a.problem.with
a. Linguistic.competence.
b. Linguistic.performance.
c. Linguistic.patterns.
d. Linguistic.systematics.
Answer;.b
33. King.George.VI,.actress.Marilyn.Monroe,.and.Sir.Winston.Churchill.(Prime.Minister.of.the
.United.Kingdom.during.World.War.II.and.again.from.1951.to.1955).as.well.as.many.other.
famous.people.were.stutterers..Stuttering.is.a.problem.with;
a. The.tongue.being.too.thick.
b. The.subconscious.knowledge.of.the.language.(linguistic.competence).
c. The.ability.to.deliver.linguistic.competence;.that.is,.a.problem.of.linguistic.p
erformance.
d. Wernicke‘s.area.of.the.brain.
Answer;.c
34. The.following.is.not.a.delivery.system. of.language
a. Writing.
by.Bruce.Rowe,.Diane.Levine.(All.Chapters).A+.Chapter.1.The.
Nature.of.Communication
True/False.Questions.T.or.F
1. Linguistic.competence.refers.to.the.subconscious.knowledge.of.one‘s.language..
Answer;.T
2. Language.is.dependent.on.hearing.or.speech..Answer;.F
3. In.Chapter.1,.we.discuss.various.types.of.animal.communication.because.co
mparison.of.those.systems.of.communication.can.aid.us.in.understanding.hu
man.communication. Answer;.T
4. All.animals.have.a.language..Answer;.F
5. Bird.calls.tend.to.be.species.specific..Answer;.F
6. Bird.songs.tend.to.be.species.specific..Answer;.T
7. All.researchers.now.agree.that.apes.can.learn.language..Answer;.F
8. A.person.who.stutters.has.a.problem.with.linguistic.competence..Answer;.F
9. The.fact.that.many.new.words.are.added.to.English.each.year.demonstrates.that.E
nglish,.like.any.language,.is.an.open.system..Answer;.T
10. Birds.and.bees.generally.learn.most.of.their.communication.systems.from.other.
members.of.their.social.groups..Answer;.F
11. The.terms.language.and.communication.can.be.used.interchangeably.because.t
hey.mean.the.same.thing..Answer;.F
,12. One.difference.between.apes‘.use.of.sign.―language‖.and.a.human‘s.use.of.langua
ge,.is.that.apes.seldom.initiate.communication.whereas.humans,.including.young.c
hildren,.frequently.initiate.communication.with.others..Answer;.T
13. Humans.communicate.in.both.verbal.and.nonverbal.ways..Answer;.T
14. Redundancy.in.a.message.helps.overcome.―static‖..Answer;.T
15. Bird.songs.are.generally.more.elaborate.than.birdcalls..Answer;.T
16. The.characteristic.of.languages.that.allow.people.to.coin.new.words.as.needed.is.c
alled.discreteness..Answer;.F
17. Linguistic.forms,.such.as.words.or.sentences,.have.an.arbitrary.relationship.to.t
heir.meaning..Answer;.T
18. Compared.to.nonhuman.communication,.human.linguistic.communication.tends.to.b
e.stimulus-bound..Answer;.F
19. The.fact.that.a.person.can.talk.about.the.past.or.anticipate.the.future.illustrates.the.ch
aracteristic.of.language.called.displacement..Answer;.T
20. Some.researchers.believe.that.Kanzi.processes.a.basic.understanding.of.simple.g
rammar..Answer;.T
21. Alex.the.parrot,.as.well.as.the.apes.that.have.been.used.in.language.experiments,.h
ave.been.able.to.learn.language.at.the.level.of.about.a.five-year-old.human.
Answer;. F
22. Culture.shock.occurs.when.a.person.interacts.with.a.person.or.people.from.a.foreig
n.culture.and.disorientation.and.anxiety.occurs.when.social.expectations.are.not.me
t.because.of.a.lack.of.knowledge.of.the.norms.of.the.other‘s.culture..Answer;.T
, 23. Ethnocentrism.is.the.act.of.judging.other.cultures.by.the.standards.of.that.culture.a
nd.not.by.the.standards.of.one‘s.own.culture.. Answer;.F
24. Broca‘s.area.of.the.brain.controls.the.larynx,.lips,.tongue,.and.other.areas.of.the.di
gestive.and.respiratory.systems.involved.with.oral.and.facial.fine.motor.skills.in.the.
production.of.language..Answer;.T
25. Broca‘s.area.of.the.brain.is.the.main.areas.of.the.brain.involved.in.the.com
prehension.of.speech.and.the.selection.of.lexical.items.. Answer..F.
26. Marc.Hauser,.W..Tecumseh.Fitch,.and.Noam.Chomsky.believe.that.many.no
nhumans.share.with.humans.what.they.call.the.faculty.of.language.in.the.narr
ow.sense.(FLN)..Answer;.F
27. Recursion.is.the.process.whereby.any.linguistics.unit.can.be.made.longer.by.e
mbedding.another.unit.in.it..Answer;.T
28. The.concept.of.Theory.of.the.Mind.refers.to.a.person‘s.ability.to.know.exactly.what.ot
her.people.are.thinking.. Answer;.F
Multiple.Choice.Questions
29. Communication.always.includes.the.transmission.of
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.
Answer;.d
30. Although.there.might.be.universal.aspects.of.all.languages.that.are.innate,.specific.la
nguages.are
a. Also.strictly.innate.
b. Mostly.innate.
c. Learned.
, d. Innate.if.they.are.a.first.language.and.learned.if.they.are.a.second.la
nguage.
Answer;.c
31. The.mostly.subconscious.knowledge.of.the.grammar.and.lexicon.of.one‘s.language.is.c
alled
a. Linguistic.competence.
b. Linguistic.performance.
c. Linguistic.patterns.
d. Linguistic.systematics.
Answer;.a
32. Stuttering.would.be.a.problem.with
a. Linguistic.competence.
b. Linguistic.performance.
c. Linguistic.patterns.
d. Linguistic.systematics.
Answer;.b
33. King.George.VI,.actress.Marilyn.Monroe,.and.Sir.Winston.Churchill.(Prime.Minister.of.the
.United.Kingdom.during.World.War.II.and.again.from.1951.to.1955).as.well.as.many.other.
famous.people.were.stutterers..Stuttering.is.a.problem.with;
a. The.tongue.being.too.thick.
b. The.subconscious.knowledge.of.the.language.(linguistic.competence).
c. The.ability.to.deliver.linguistic.competence;.that.is,.a.problem.of.linguistic.p
erformance.
d. Wernicke‘s.area.of.the.brain.
Answer;.c
34. The.following.is.not.a.delivery.system. of.language
a. Writing.
