LIN2601 Assignment 3 2025

LIN2601
ASSIGNMENT 3 2025

UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 2025

,Section A – 40 Marks

1. Which area of the brain is situated in the temporal lobe?
a) William’s area
b) Broca’s area
c) Wernicke’s area ✅
d) Pulmonary lobe
Answer: c) Wernicke’s area

2. When a child uses the word “Colgate” to refer to all kinds of toothpaste, this is
an example of ________.
a) Reduction
b) Overgeneralisation
c) Overextension ✅
d) Underextension
Answer: c) Overextension

3. The language disorder which disrupts semantic input and output is called
a) Dyslexia
b) Wernicke’s aphasia ✅
c) Broca’s aphasia
d) Speech delay
Answer: b) Wernicke’s aphasia

Section A – 40 Marks

1. Which area of the brain is situated in the temporal lobe?
a) William’s area
b) Broca’s area
c) Wernicke’s area ✅

, d) Pulmonary lobe
Answer: c) Wernicke’s area

2. When a child uses the word “Colgate” to refer to all kinds of toothpaste, this is
an example of ________.
a) Reduction
b) Overgeneralisation
c) Overextension ✅
d) Underextension
Answer: c) Overextension

3. The language disorder which disrupts semantic input and output is called
a) Dyslexia
b) Wernicke’s aphasia ✅
c) Broca’s aphasia
d) Speech delay
Answer: b) Wernicke’s aphasia