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Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 6e Bruce Rowe, Diane
Levine (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 other members of their social groups. Answer: F
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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.
Answer: F
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Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 6e Bruce Rowe, Diane
Levine (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 other members of their social groups. Answer: F
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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.
Answer: F
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