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, Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to gg gg gg gg gg gg
Linguistics,6eBruceRowe,DianeLevine
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(All Chapters) gg gg
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
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True/False Questions gg
1. Linguistic competence refers to the subconscious knowledge of
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2. Language is dependent on hearing or speech. Answer: F
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3. In Chapter 1, we discuss various types of animal communication
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because comparison of those systems of communication can aid us
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gg in g g understanding human communication. gg gg Answer: T gg
4. All animals have a language. Answer: F
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5. Bird calls tend to be species specific. Answer: F
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6. Bird songs tend to be species specific. Answer: T
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7. All researchers now agree that apes can learn language. Answer: F
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8. A person who stutters has a problem with linguistic competence. Answer: F
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9. The fact that many new words are added to English each year
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gg demonstrates that gg g g English, g g like any language,
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gg system. g g Answer: T gg
10. Birds and bees generally learn most of their communication systems
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gg from other members of their social groups. Answer: F
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11. The terms language and communication can be used
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gg interchangeably because they mean the same thing. Answer: F gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
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, 12. One difference between apes‘ use of sign ―language‖ and a human‘s
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gg use of gg g g language, is that apes seldom initiate communication whereas
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gg humans, including young children, frequently initiate communication with
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gg others. Answer: T gg gg
13. Humans communicate in both verbal and nonverbal ways. Answer: T
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14. Redundancy in a message helps overcome ―static‖. Answer: T
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15. Bird songs are generally more elaborate than birdcalls. Answer: T
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16. The characteristic of languages that allow people to coin new words as
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gg needed g g is called discreteness. Answer: F
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17. Linguistic forms, such as words or sentences, have an arbitrary
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gg relationship to their meaning. Answer: Tgg gg gg gg gg
18. Compared to nonhuman communication, human linguistic communication
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19. The fact that a person can talk about the past or anticipate the future
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20. Some researchers believe that Kanzi processes a basic
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21. Alex the parrot, as well as the apes that have been used in language
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experiments, have been able to learn language at the level of about a
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five-
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Answer: F
22. Culture shock occurs when a person interacts with a person or people
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gg from a gg g g foreign culture and disorientation and anxiety occurs when
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gg social expectations are not met because of a lack of knowledge
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g g of the norms of the other‘s culture. Answer: T
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, 23. Ethnocentrism g g is g g the act of judging
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g g that culture gg g g and g g not g g by g g the g g standards g g of g g one‘s g g own g g culture.
g g Answer: g g F
24. Broca‘s g g area g g of g g the gg brain g g controls g g the gg larynx, g g lips, g g tongue, g g and
gg other areas of the digestive and respiratory systems involved with oral
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gg and facial fine motor skills in the production of language. Answer: T
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25. Broca‘s area of the brain is the main areas of the brain
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gg of lexical items. Answer. F.
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26. Marc Hauser, W. Tecumseh Fitch, and Noam Chomsky believe
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gg that many nonhumans share with humans what they call the
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gg faculty of language in the narrow sense (FLN). Answer: F
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27. Recursion is the process whereby any linguistics unit can be made
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28. The concept of Theory of the Mind refers to a person‘s ability to know
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Multiple Choice Questions
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29. Communication always includes the transmission of gg gg gg gg gg
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.
Answer: d gg
30. Although there might be universal aspects of all languages that are
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a. Also strictly innate.gg gg
b. Mostly innate. gg
c. Learned.
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Classification:
Classification:
, Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to gg gg gg gg gg gg
Linguistics,6eBruceRowe,DianeLevine
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(All Chapters) gg gg
Chapter 1 The Nature of Communication
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True/False Questions gg
1. Linguistic competence refers to the subconscious knowledge of
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gg one‘s language. Answer: T gg gg gg
2. Language is dependent on hearing or speech. Answer: F
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3. In Chapter 1, we discuss various types of animal communication
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because comparison of those systems of communication can aid us
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gg in g g understanding human communication. gg gg Answer: T gg
4. All animals have a language. Answer: F
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5. Bird calls tend to be species specific. Answer: F
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6. Bird songs tend to be species specific. Answer: T
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7. All researchers now agree that apes can learn language. Answer: F
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8. A person who stutters has a problem with linguistic competence. Answer: F
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9. The fact that many new words are added to English each year
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gg demonstrates that gg g g English, g g like any language,
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10. Birds and bees generally learn most of their communication systems
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gg from other members of their social groups. Answer: F
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11. The terms language and communication can be used
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gg interchangeably because they mean the same thing. Answer: F gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
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Classification:
, 12. One difference between apes‘ use of sign ―language‖ and a human‘s
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gg use of gg g g language, is that apes seldom initiate communication whereas
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gg humans, including young children, frequently initiate communication with
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gg others. Answer: T gg gg
13. Humans communicate in both verbal and nonverbal ways. Answer: T
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14. Redundancy in a message helps overcome ―static‖. Answer: T
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15. Bird songs are generally more elaborate than birdcalls. Answer: T
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16. The characteristic of languages that allow people to coin new words as
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gg needed g g is called discreteness. Answer: F
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17. Linguistic forms, such as words or sentences, have an arbitrary
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gg relationship to their meaning. Answer: Tgg gg gg gg gg
18. Compared to nonhuman communication, human linguistic communication
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gg tends to be stimulus-bound. Answer: F
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19. The fact that a person can talk about the past or anticipate the future
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gg illustrates the characteristic of language called displacement. Answer: T
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20. Some researchers believe that Kanzi processes a basic
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gg understanding of simple grammar. Answer: T gg gg gg gg gg
21. Alex the parrot, as well as the apes that have been used in language
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experiments, have been able to learn language at the level of about a
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five-
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Answer: F
22. Culture shock occurs when a person interacts with a person or people
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gg from a gg g g foreign culture and disorientation and anxiety occurs when
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gg social expectations are not met because of a lack of knowledge
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g g of the norms of the other‘s culture. Answer: T
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Classification:
, 23. Ethnocentrism g g is g g the act of judging
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24. Broca‘s g g area g g of g g the gg brain g g controls g g the gg larynx, g g lips, g g tongue, g g and
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gg and facial fine motor skills in the production of language. Answer: T
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25. Broca‘s area of the brain is the main areas of the brain
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gg involved in gg g g the comprehension of speech and the selection
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gg of lexical items. Answer. F.
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26. Marc Hauser, W. Tecumseh Fitch, and Noam Chomsky believe
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gg that many nonhumans share with humans what they call the
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gg faculty of language in the narrow sense (FLN). Answer: F
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27. Recursion is the process whereby any linguistics unit can be made
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gg longer by embedding another unit in it. Answer: T
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28. The concept of Theory of the Mind refers to a person‘s ability to know
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gg exactly what other people are thinking.
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Multiple Choice Questions
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29. Communication always includes the transmission of gg gg gg gg gg
a. Ideas.
b. Thoughts.
c. Emotions.
d. Information.
Answer: d gg
30. Although there might be universal aspects of all languages that are
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gg innate, specific languages are
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a. Also strictly innate.gg gg
b. Mostly innate. gg
c. Learned.
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