Question 1

The constraint-based approach to grammar

Accepted Answer

A) contends that language ability is innate. 
B) proposes that environmental input may offer enough data to pick up on syntactic structures. 
C) is inconsistent with research demonstrating infants' abilities to pick up on word boundaries. 
D) is a serial/information-processing approach to explaining language acquisition. 
A) contends that language ability is innate. 
B) proposes that environmental input may offer enough data to pick up on syntactic structures. 
C) is inconsistent with research demonstrating infants' abilities to pick up on word boundaries. 
D) is a serial/information-processing approach to explaining language acquisition.

Question 2

_______ represents a phonetic difference (but not a phonemic difference).

Accepted Answer

A) The "g" in dog and the "g" in log 
B) The "d" in dog and the "l" in log 
C) The "t" in pit and the "th" in with 
D) The "p" in pit and the "s" in sit 
A) The "g" in dog and the "g" in log 
B) The "d" in dog and the "l" in log 
C) The "t" in pit and the "th" in with 
D) The "p" in pit and the "s" in sit

Question 3

Pinker proposes that in order to "morph" words into different forms (i.e. ,past tense),we have

Accepted Answer

A) one system that is associative;we encode associations between the past and present tense and use them to retrieve one another. 
B) one system that operates via rules;we use these rules (e.g. ,"add an -s to make a plural")to morph words. 
C) two systems;we use the rule system for exceptions and the associative system for non-exceptions. 
D) two systems;we use the rule system for non-exceptions and the associative system for exceptions. 
A) one system that is associative;we encode associations between the past and present tense and use them to retrieve one another. 
B) one system that operates via rules;we use these rules (e.g. ,"add an -s to make a plural")to morph words. 
C) two systems;we use the rule system for exceptions and the associative system for non-exceptions. 
D) two systems;we use the rule system for non-exceptions and the associative system for exceptions.

Question 4

Which design feature of language could also be called creativity?

Accepted Answer

A) Productivity 
B) Arbitrariness 
C) Specialization 
D) Semanticity 
A) Productivity 
B) Arbitrariness 
C) Specialization 
D) Semanticity

Question 5

All of the following statements are true about "motherese" except

Accepted Answer

A) it tends to be higher pitched than normal speech. 
B) it is found across many different languages. 
C) it features exaggerated ups and downs in pitch. 
D) it tends to be faster than normal speech. 
A) it tends to be higher pitched than normal speech. 
B) it is found across many different languages. 
C) it features exaggerated ups and downs in pitch. 
D) it tends to be faster than normal speech.

Question 6

Which design feature of human language refers to the complete understanding of what was said?

Accepted Answer

A) Total feedback 
B) Rapid fading 
C) Traditional transmission 
D) Semanticity 
A) Total feedback 
B) Rapid fading 
C) Traditional transmission 
D) Semanticity

Question 7

Chomsky's approach to how we engage in language is called

Accepted Answer

A) transformational grammar. 
B) constraint-based grammar. 
C) phonetic grammar. 
D) syntactic based grammar. 
A) transformational grammar. 
B) constraint-based grammar. 
C) phonetic grammar. 
D) syntactic based grammar.

Question 8

How many phonemes are in the word "cat?"

Accepted Answer

A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 1 
D) 0 
A) 3 
B) 2 
C) 1 
D) 0

Question 9

Which of these is not a common feature of conversational structure?

Accepted Answer

A) An ABBABBA structure between speakers 
B) People's turns vary widely in length 
C) People have "stock openers" (e.g. ,"How's it going?")to start conversation. 
D) Observance of pragmatic principles 
A) An ABBABBA structure between speakers 
B) People's turns vary widely in length 
C) People have "stock openers" (e.g. ,"How's it going?")to start conversation. 
D) Observance of pragmatic principles

Question 10

The word unhappiness has ____ bound morphemes and ____ free morphemes.

Accepted Answer

A) 1;2 
B) 2;1 
C) 1;1 
D) 2;2 
A) 1;2 
B) 2;1 
C) 1;1 
D) 2;2

The constraint-based approach to grammar

_______ represents a phonetic difference (but not a phonemic difference).

Pinker proposes that in order to "morph" words into different forms (i.e. ,past tense),we have

Which design feature of language could also be called creativity?

All of the following statements are true about "motherese" except

Which design feature of human language refers to the complete understanding of what was said?

Chomsky's approach to how we engage in language is called

How many phonemes are in the word "cat?"

Which of these is not a common feature of conversational structure?

The word unhappiness has bound morphemes and free morphemes.

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

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Exam 9: Basic Issues in Languageand Speech Processing

The constraint-based approach to grammar

_______ represents a phonetic difference (but not a phonemic difference).

Pinker proposes that in order to "morph" words into different forms (i.e. ,past tense),we have

Which design feature of language could also be called creativity?

All of the following statements are true about "motherese" except

Which design feature of human language refers to the complete understanding of what was said?

Chomsky's approach to how we engage in language is called

How many phonemes are in the word "cat?"

Which of these is not a common feature of conversational structure?

The word unhappiness has ____ bound morphemes and ____ free morphemes.

Cognition As the Study of Information Processing

Perception and Consciousness

Mechanisms of Attention

Immediate Memory

Concepts and Categories of Object Recognition

Basic Processes in Long-Term Memory

The Reconstructive Nature of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Reading and Comprehending Text

Judgments and Decisions

Problem Solving

Filters

The word unhappiness has bound morphemes and free morphemes.