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Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
True/False Questions
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
comparison of those systems of communication can aid us in
understanding human 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 English, like any language, is an open system. Answer: T
10. Birds and bees generally learn most of their communication systems from
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, other members of their social groups. Answer: F
11. The terms language and communication can be used interchangeably
because they mean the same thing. Answer: F
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, 12. One difference between apes‘ use of sign ―language‖ and a human‘s use of
language, is that apes seldom initiate communication whereas humans,
including young children, 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 called discreteness. Answer: F
17. Linguistic forms, such as words or sentences, have an arbitrary relationship
to their meaning. Answer: T
18. Compared to nonhuman communication, human linguistic communication
tends to be stimulus-bound. Answer: F
19. The fact that a person can talk about the past or anticipate the future illustrates
the characteristic of language called displacement. Answer: T
20. Some researchers believe that Kanzi processes a basic understanding of
simple grammar. Answer: T
21. Alex the parrot, as well as the apes that have been used in language
experiments, have been able to learn language at the level of about a five-
year-old human.
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, Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics,6eBruceRowe,DianeLevine (All
Chapters)
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
True/False Questions
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
comparison of those systems of communication can aid us in
understanding human 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 English, like any language, is an open system. Answer: T
10. Birds and bees generally learn most of their communication systems from
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, other members of their social groups. Answer: F
11. The terms language and communication can be used interchangeably
because they mean the same thing. Answer: F
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, 12. One difference between apes‘ use of sign ―language‖ and a human‘s use of
language, is that apes seldom initiate communication whereas humans,
including young children, 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 called discreteness. Answer: F
17. Linguistic forms, such as words or sentences, have an arbitrary relationship
to their meaning. Answer: T
18. Compared to nonhuman communication, human linguistic communication
tends to be stimulus-bound. Answer: F
19. The fact that a person can talk about the past or anticipate the future illustrates
the characteristic of language called displacement. Answer: T
20. Some researchers believe that Kanzi processes a basic understanding of
simple grammar. Answer: T
21. Alex the parrot, as well as the apes that have been used in language
experiments, have been able to learn language at the level of about a five-
year-old human.
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