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, Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to
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p Linguistics, 6e Bruce Rowe, Diane Levine
p p p p p
(All Chapters) p p
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
p p p p p
True/False Questions p
1. Linguistic pcompetence prefers pto pthe psubconscious pknowledge pof pone’s
language. pAnswer: pT
p
2. Language pis pdependent pon phearing por pspeech. pAnswer: pF
3. In pChapter p1, pwe pdiscuss pvarious ptypes pof panimal pcommunication pbecause
comparison pof pthose psystems pof pcommunication pcan paid pus pin
p
understanding phuman pcommunication.
p Answer: pT
4. All panimals phave pa planguage. pAnswer: pF
5. Bird pcalls ptend pto pbe pspecies pspecific. pAnswer: pF
6. Bird psongs ptend pto pbe pspecies pspecific. pAnswer: pT
7. All presearchers pnow pagree pthat papes pcan plearn planguage. pAnswer: pF
8. A pperson pwho pstutters phas pa pproblem pwith plinguistic pcompetence. pAnswer: pF
9. The pfact pthat pmany pnew pwords pare padded pto pEnglish peach pyear pdemonstrates
that pEnglish, plike pany planguage, pis pan popen psystem. pAnswer: pT
p
10. Birds pand pbees pgenerally plearn pmost pof ptheir pcommunication psystems pfrom
other pmembers pof ptheir psocial pgroups. pAnswer: pF
p
11. The pterms planguage pand pcommunication pcan pbe pused pinterchangeably
because pthey pmean pthe psame pthing. pAnswer: pF
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, 12. One pdifference pbetween papes’ puse pof psign p“language” pand pa phuman’s puse pof
planguage, pis pthat papes pseldom pinitiate pcommunication pwhereas phumans,
pincluding pyoung pchildren, pfrequently pinitiate pcommunication pwith pothers.
pAnswer: pT
13. Humans pcommunicate pin pboth pverbal pand pnonverbal pways. pAnswer: pT
14. Redundancy pin pa pmessage phelps povercome p“static”. pAnswer: pT
15. Bird psongs pare pgenerally pmore pelaborate pthan pbirdcalls. pAnswer: pT
16. The pcharacteristic pof planguages pthat pallow ppeople pto pcoin pnew pwords pas pneeded
pis pcalled pdiscreteness. pAnswer: pF
17. Linguistic pforms, psuch pas pwords por psentences, phave pan parbitrary prelationship
pto ptheir pmeaning. pAnswer: pT
18. Compared pto pnonhuman pcommunication, phuman plinguistic pcommunication ptends
pto pbe pstimulus-bound. pAnswer: pF
19. The pfact pthat pa pperson pcan ptalk pabout pthe ppast por panticipate pthe pfuture pillustrates
pthe pcharacteristic pof planguage pcalled pdisplacement. pAnswer: pT
20. Some presearchers pbelieve pthat pKanzi pprocesses pa pbasic punderstanding pof
psimple pgrammar. pAnswer: pT
21. Alex pthe pparrot, pas pwell pas pthe papes pthat phave pbeen pused pin planguage
pexperiments, phave pbeen pable pto plearn planguage pat pthe plevel pof pabout pa pfive-
year-old phuman.
Answer: p F
22. Culture pshock poccurs pwhen pa pperson pinteracts pwith pa pperson por ppeople pfrom pa
pforeign pculture pand pdisorientation pand panxiety poccurs pwhen psocial pexpectations
pare pnot pmet pbecause pof pa plack pof pknowledge pof pthe pnorms pof pthe pother’s
pculture. pAnswer: pT
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, 23. Ethnocentrism pis pthe pact pof pjudging pother pcultures pby pthe pstandards pof pthat
pculture pand pnot pby pthe pstandards pof pone’s pown pculture. p Answer: pF
24. Broca’s parea pof pthe pbrain pcontrols pthe plarynx, plips, ptongue, pand pother pareas pof
pthe pdigestive pand prespiratory psystems pinvolved pwith poral pand pfacial pfine pmotor
pskills pin pthe pproduction pof planguage. pAnswer: pT
25. Broca’s parea pof pthe pbrain pis pthe pmain pareas pof pthe pbrain pinvolved pin
pthe pcomprehension pof pspeech pand pthe pselection pof plexical pitems.
p Answer. pF.
26. Marc pHauser, pW. pTecumseh pFitch, pand pNoam pChomsky pbelieve pthat
pmany pnonhumans pshare pwith phumans pwhat pthey pcall pthe pfaculty pof
planguage pin pthe pnarrow psense p(FLN). pAnswer: pF
27. Recursion pis pthe pprocess pwhereby pany plinguistics punit pcan pbe pmade plonger
pby pembedding panother punit pin pit. pAnswer: pT
28. The pconcept pof pTheory pof pthe pMind prefers pto pa pperson’s pability pto pknow pexactly
pwhat pother ppeople pare pthinking. p Answer: pF
Multiple pChoice pQuestions
29. Communication palways pincludes pthe ptransmission pof
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.
Answer: pd
30. Although pthere pmight pbe puniversal paspects pof pall planguages pthat pare pinnate,
pspecific planguages pare
a. Also pstrictly pinnate.
b. Mostly pinnate.
c. Learned.
Information p Classification:
p General
p General
, Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to
p p p p p p
p Linguistics, 6e Bruce Rowe, Diane Levine
p p p p p
(All Chapters) p p
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
p p p p p
True/False Questions p
1. Linguistic pcompetence prefers pto pthe psubconscious pknowledge pof pone’s
language. pAnswer: pT
p
2. Language pis pdependent pon phearing por pspeech. pAnswer: pF
3. In pChapter p1, pwe pdiscuss pvarious ptypes pof panimal pcommunication pbecause
comparison pof pthose psystems pof pcommunication pcan paid pus pin
p
understanding phuman pcommunication.
p Answer: pT
4. All panimals phave pa planguage. pAnswer: pF
5. Bird pcalls ptend pto pbe pspecies pspecific. pAnswer: pF
6. Bird psongs ptend pto pbe pspecies pspecific. pAnswer: pT
7. All presearchers pnow pagree pthat papes pcan plearn planguage. pAnswer: pF
8. A pperson pwho pstutters phas pa pproblem pwith plinguistic pcompetence. pAnswer: pF
9. The pfact pthat pmany pnew pwords pare padded pto pEnglish peach pyear pdemonstrates
that pEnglish, plike pany planguage, pis pan popen psystem. pAnswer: pT
p
10. Birds pand pbees pgenerally plearn pmost pof ptheir pcommunication psystems pfrom
other pmembers pof ptheir psocial pgroups. pAnswer: pF
p
11. The pterms planguage pand pcommunication pcan pbe pused pinterchangeably
because pthey pmean pthe psame pthing. pAnswer: pF
p
Information p Classification:
p General
, 12. One pdifference pbetween papes’ puse pof psign p“language” pand pa phuman’s puse pof
planguage, pis pthat papes pseldom pinitiate pcommunication pwhereas phumans,
pincluding pyoung pchildren, pfrequently pinitiate pcommunication pwith pothers.
pAnswer: pT
13. Humans pcommunicate pin pboth pverbal pand pnonverbal pways. pAnswer: pT
14. Redundancy pin pa pmessage phelps povercome p“static”. pAnswer: pT
15. Bird psongs pare pgenerally pmore pelaborate pthan pbirdcalls. pAnswer: pT
16. The pcharacteristic pof planguages pthat pallow ppeople pto pcoin pnew pwords pas pneeded
pis pcalled pdiscreteness. pAnswer: pF
17. Linguistic pforms, psuch pas pwords por psentences, phave pan parbitrary prelationship
pto ptheir pmeaning. pAnswer: pT
18. Compared pto pnonhuman pcommunication, phuman plinguistic pcommunication ptends
pto pbe pstimulus-bound. pAnswer: pF
19. The pfact pthat pa pperson pcan ptalk pabout pthe ppast por panticipate pthe pfuture pillustrates
pthe pcharacteristic pof planguage pcalled pdisplacement. pAnswer: pT
20. Some presearchers pbelieve pthat pKanzi pprocesses pa pbasic punderstanding pof
psimple pgrammar. pAnswer: pT
21. Alex pthe pparrot, pas pwell pas pthe papes pthat phave pbeen pused pin planguage
pexperiments, phave pbeen pable pto plearn planguage pat pthe plevel pof pabout pa pfive-
year-old phuman.
Answer: p F
22. Culture pshock poccurs pwhen pa pperson pinteracts pwith pa pperson por ppeople pfrom pa
pforeign pculture pand pdisorientation pand panxiety poccurs pwhen psocial pexpectations
pare pnot pmet pbecause pof pa plack pof pknowledge pof pthe pnorms pof pthe pother’s
pculture. pAnswer: pT
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, 23. Ethnocentrism pis pthe pact pof pjudging pother pcultures pby pthe pstandards pof pthat
pculture pand pnot pby pthe pstandards pof pone’s pown pculture. p Answer: pF
24. Broca’s parea pof pthe pbrain pcontrols pthe plarynx, plips, ptongue, pand pother pareas pof
pthe pdigestive pand prespiratory psystems pinvolved pwith poral pand pfacial pfine pmotor
pskills pin pthe pproduction pof planguage. pAnswer: pT
25. Broca’s parea pof pthe pbrain pis pthe pmain pareas pof pthe pbrain pinvolved pin
pthe pcomprehension pof pspeech pand pthe pselection pof plexical pitems.
p Answer. pF.
26. Marc pHauser, pW. pTecumseh pFitch, pand pNoam pChomsky pbelieve pthat
pmany pnonhumans pshare pwith phumans pwhat pthey pcall pthe pfaculty pof
planguage pin pthe pnarrow psense p(FLN). pAnswer: pF
27. Recursion pis pthe pprocess pwhereby pany plinguistics punit pcan pbe pmade plonger
pby pembedding panother punit pin pit. pAnswer: pT
28. The pconcept pof pTheory pof pthe pMind prefers pto pa pperson’s pability pto pknow pexactly
pwhat pother ppeople pare pthinking. p Answer: pF
Multiple pChoice pQuestions
29. Communication palways pincludes pthe ptransmission pof
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.
Answer: pd
30. Although pthere pmight pbe puniversal paspects pof pall planguages pthat pare pinnate,
pspecific planguages pare
a. Also pstrictly pinnate.
b. Mostly pinnate.
c. Learned.
Information p Classification:
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