Chapter 1

Question 1

Onomatopoeia (onomatopoeic)

Answer 1

Words containing sounds similar to the noises they describe (e.g. bang,cuckoo)

Question 2

Bow-wow theory

Answer 2

the idea that early human speech developed from imitations of natural sounds in the environment

Question 3

Pooh-pooh theory

Answer 3

the idea that early human speech developed from the instinctive sounds people make in emotional circumstances

Question 4

Larynx

Answer 4

the part of the throat that contains the vocal folds, also called the voice box

Question 5

Pharynx

Answer 5

the area inside the throat above the larynx

Question 6

innateness hypothesis

Answer 6

the idea that humans are genetically equipped to acquire language