Multiple choice from the midterm

Question 1

Paralinguistic elements of communication include all of the following except
a) intonation
b) pitch at the end of a sentence
c) rate of delivery
d) eye contact

Answer 1

d) Eye contact

Question 2

The following theory has the most emphasis on language performance than it does on on language competence:
a) information processing
b) nativist
c) behaviourist
d) social interactionist

Answer 2

c) behaviourist

Question 3

The following term encompasses all the others:
a) communication
b) speech
c) language
d) extralinguistic elements

Answer 3

a) communication

Question 4

Rules in pragmatics govern all of these except:
a) turn-taking
b) conversational entries and exits
c) anticipation of listeners’ needs
d) linguistic competence

Answer 4

d) linguistic competence

Question 5

The following are all short-term constraints which result in the discrepancy between linguistic competence and performance except for:
a) fatigue
b) learning disabilities
c) situational variables
d) intoxication

Answer 5

b) learning disabilites

Question 6

The behaviourist approach can best be described as:
a) structural, empirical, and relying on language competence
b) functional, nativist, and relying on performance
c) structural, nativist, and competency-based
d) functional, empirical, and performance-based

Answer 6

d) functional, empirical, and performance-based

Question 7

The process of language development slows down to a stop at this age:
a) 8
b) 13
c) 18
d) none of the above

Answer 7

d) none of the above

Question 8

Phonemes are classified by all the following except for their:
a) manner of production
b) acoustic properties
c) distribution in a word
d) place of production

Answer 8

c) distribution in a word

Question 9

Metalinguistic cues include all of the following except for the ability to:
a) analyze the use of language of self and others
b) make judgements about language
c) emphasize language
d) to talk about one’s own use of language

Answer 9

c) emphasize language

Question 10

In the word “unhappily,” there are:
a) two bound and one free morpheme
b) one bound and two free morphemes
c) three free morphemes
d) three bound morphemes

Answer 10

a) two bound and one free morpheme

Question 11

Language is seen as an interactive tool rather than an abstract code by the linguistics who favour this language component:
a) syntax
b) semantics
c) pragmatics
d) phonology

Answer 11

c) pragmatics

Question 12

The English language relies most heavily on the following word order:
a) VSO
b) OSV
c) SVO
d) none

Answer 12

c) SVO

Question 13

The English language is composed of this number of phonemes:
a) 45
b) 26
c) 34
d) 52

Answer 13

a) 45

Question 14

The two perceptual modalities which are most important for language development are:
a) vision and touch
b) hearing and taste
c) vision and hearing
d) smell and taste

Answer 14

c) vision and hearing

Question 15

Individual differences in the acquisition of language can be due to ___ factors:
a) cultural
b) geographic
c) personality
d) all of the above

Answer 15

d) all of the above

Question 16

Research has shown that visual preferences of infants correspond perfectly to the human:
a) face
b) mouth
c) eye
d) hand

Answer 16

a) face

Question 17

The following pair of words differs by only voicing:
a) bat and cat
b) bumble and tumble
c) thistle and this’ll
d) van and can

Answer 17

c) thistle and this’ll

Question 18

The type of routine which focuses the attention of both partners on one subject or event is called as ____ routine
a) joint reference
b) communicative competence
c) joint action
d) role playing

Answer 18

a) joint reference

Question 19

An example of a mode of language is:
a) sign language
b) reading and writing
c) listening and speaking
d) all of the above

Answer 19

d) all of the above

Question 20

The robustness of language acquisition is a strong pro for this theory of language acquisition:
a) social interactionist
b) cognitive
c) nativist
d) empiricist