Question 1

The way we construct and articulate utterances is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  language comprehension 
B)  language production 
C)  language acquisition 
D)  language development 
A)  language comprehension 
B)  language production 
C)  language acquisition 
D)  language development

Question 2

Content words, which include nouns, verbs, and adjectives, are known as _______ words.

Accepted Answer

A)  open-class 
B)  closed-class 
C)  tacit 
D)  explicit 
A)  open-class 
B)  closed-class 
C)  tacit 
D)  explicit

Question 3

Tacit knowledge of language is best illustrated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  our ability to describe the relationships between two words 
B)  our ability to perform activities such as listening and speaking without fully understanding the processes involved in them 
C)  our ability to analyze the structure of a sentence 
D)  all of the above 
A)  our ability to describe the relationships between two words 
B)  our ability to perform activities such as listening and speaking without fully understanding the processes involved in them 
C)  our ability to analyze the structure of a sentence 
D)  all of the above

Question 4

The study of the relationship between the brain and language is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  aphasia 
B)  psycholinguistics 
C)  sociolinguistics 
D)  neurolinguistics 
A)  aphasia 
B)  psycholinguistics 
C)  sociolinguistics 
D)  neurolinguistics

Question 5

Syntax refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the grammatical arrangement of words within the sentence 
B)  the system of sounds in a language 
C)  the meanings of words and sentences 
D)  the social rules involved in language use 
A)  the grammatical arrangement of words within the sentence 
B)  the system of sounds in a language 
C)  the meanings of words and sentences 
D)  the social rules involved in language use

The way we construct and articulate utterances is known as:

Content words, which include nouns, verbs, and adjectives, are known as _______ words.

Tacit knowledge of language is best illustrated by:

The study of the relationship between the brain and language is termed:

Syntax refers to:

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Biological Foundations of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition

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Exam 1: Introduction-Themes of Psycholinguistics

The way we construct and articulate utterances is known as:

Content words, which include nouns, verbs, and adjectives, are known as _______ words.

Tacit knowledge of language is best illustrated by:

The study of the relationship between the brain and language is termed:

Syntax refers to:

Linguistic Principle

Psychological Mechanisms

Perception of Language

The Internal Lexicon

Sentence Comprehension and Memory

Discourse Comprehension and Memory

Production of Speech and Language

Conversational Interaction

Early Language Acquisition

Later Language Acquisition

Processes of Language Acquisition

Biological Foundations of Language

Language, Culture, and Cognition

Filters