*MTTC Practice Questions and answer with complete solution 2023

*MTTC Practice Questions and answer with complete solution 2023Which of the following would be considered an example of language according to principle of combinability? A. Your car's 'check engine' light flashing B. Your alarm clock blaring in the morning C. The content of a text message D. A door bell ringing when pressed E. Your phone beeping when you have a new call C. The content of a text message How could you BEST describe the role that grammar plays in language? A. Grammar concentrates mainly on the use of morphemes added to words B. Grammar enables complexity of meaning in language C. Grammar allows us to distinguish between what is language and what is not D. Grammar is a system of rules you learn in English class E. Grammar is not essential to language and is only present in certain ones B. Grammar enables complexity of meaning in language Which of the following BEST explains why the alarm calls made by vervet monkeys should not be considered language? A. They include just one call for a variety of dangers B. They can't be combined to produce additional meanings C. They have only phonemes and not morphemes D. They demonstrate a complex and interchangeable variety of calls E. They are made up of only a few words and modifiers B. They can't be combined to produce additional meanings An example of a morpheme is A. the 'de-' in 'deconstruct' B. an 'e' that makes the 'a' in 'lake' have a long sound C. the 'y' in 'by' D. an adjective like 'yellow' E. the sound made by 'ch' A. the 'de-' in 'deconstruct' 2. Vowels and consonants are examples of A. suffixes B. morphemes C. semantics D. phonemes E. prefixes D. phonemes Which statement correctly compares the function of Broca's area and Wernicke's area? A. Broca's area is involved with understanding and Wernicke's area with production. B. Broca's area is involved with acquisition and Wernicke's area with distinguishing phonemes. C. Broca's area is involved with production and Wernicke's area with understanding. D. Broca's area is involved with universal grammar and Wernicke's area with acquisition. E. Broca's area is involved with distinguishing phonemes and Wernicke's area with universal grammar. C. Broca's area is involved with production and Wernicke's area with understanding. Which of the following is an argument against Noam Chomsky's theory of universal language? A. Scientists have found that children go through five stages in language acquisition. B. Researchers have found many grammatical features shared across different languages. C. Children may not begin to use complex sentences until 25 months or older. D. The Pirahã people speak a language that doesn't follow usual language rules. E. Babies are able to tell the difference between Hindi sounds that are not found in English. D. The Pirahã people speak a language that doesn't follow usual language rules. A seven month old baby repeatedly babbles 'bababa' and 'dadada'. This is an example of A. the development of Wernicke's area. B. a baby's use of phonemes from his native language. C. a baby's first speech like sounds. D. overextending the meaning of words. E. universal grammar at work. B. a baby's use of phonemes from his native language.