Test Bank for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics,
6th edition Bruce Rowe and Diane Levine All Chapters
1-14 (A+)
Communication - Correct Answer>>Behavior that affects the behavior of others by the
transmission of information
Code - Correct Answer>>A complex pattern of associations of the units of a communication
system.
(In language, those units could be sound units; meaningful units, such as words; or meaningful
units that are larger than words, such as phrases, clauses, and sentences)
Language - Correct Answer>>(in its narrowest sense is, for most linguists) A uniquely human
cognitive system used to produce and understand precise meaningful utterances.
(an) Utterance - Correct Answer>>A stretch of speech between two periods of silence or a
potential (perceived) silence.
(An utterance does not have to be a complete sentence.)
To Encode - Correct Answer>>To put a message into code
Grammar - Correct Answer>>The system (pattern) of elements (such as words) and of the rules
of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics inherent in a language. (The term grammar
also refers to the study of those elements and rules.)
Recursion - Correct Answer>>The process whereby any linguistic unit can be made longer by
embedding another unit in it.
To Decode - Correct Answer>>(to decode a message is) To react to it in a way that reflects the
reason that the sender encoded it.
6th edition Bruce Rowe and Diane Levine All Chapters
1-14 (A+)
Communication - Correct Answer>>Behavior that affects the behavior of others by the
transmission of information
Code - Correct Answer>>A complex pattern of associations of the units of a communication
system.
(In language, those units could be sound units; meaningful units, such as words; or meaningful
units that are larger than words, such as phrases, clauses, and sentences)
Language - Correct Answer>>(in its narrowest sense is, for most linguists) A uniquely human
cognitive system used to produce and understand precise meaningful utterances.
(an) Utterance - Correct Answer>>A stretch of speech between two periods of silence or a
potential (perceived) silence.
(An utterance does not have to be a complete sentence.)
To Encode - Correct Answer>>To put a message into code
Grammar - Correct Answer>>The system (pattern) of elements (such as words) and of the rules
of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics inherent in a language. (The term grammar
also refers to the study of those elements and rules.)
Recursion - Correct Answer>>The process whereby any linguistic unit can be made longer by
embedding another unit in it.
To Decode - Correct Answer>>(to decode a message is) To react to it in a way that reflects the
reason that the sender encoded it.
