Term 1 Ling 103

Question 1

Aphasia
(4a language loss)

Answer 1

Acute or chronic language impairment due to brain damage

Question 2

Broca’s aphasia
(4a language loss)

Answer 2

non-fluent aphasia affecting language production and syntax

Question 3

Wernicke’s Aphasia
(4a language loss)

Answer 3

Fluent aphasia impacting language comprehension and coherence

Question 4

Modularity
(4a language loss)

Answer 4

Brain’s specialised region for different language functions

Question 5

Lateralisation
(4a language loss)

Answer 5

Brain divided into hemispheres, language processing usually in the left

Question 6

Developmental Language Disorder
(4a language loss)

Answer 6

Significantly below expected language level without brain damage

Question 7

Phonological processing
(4a language loss)

Answer 7

includes pronunciation, awareness, memory of speech sounds

Question 8

Lexical processing
(4a language loss)

Answer 8

Involves learning and recalling new words, e.g. naming difficulties

Question 9

Grammatical Processing
(4a language loss)

Answer 9

concerns production of function words, word order, and sentence interpretation

Question 10

FOXP2
(4/5a language loss/evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 10

Gene linked to language impairments like DLD/SLI

Question 11

Proto-form
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 11

Simpler precursor to complete langauges

Question 12

Bow-wow theory
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 12

language originated from imitating animal sounds

Question 13

Pooh-Pooh theory
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 13

language evolved from emotional cries

Question 14

Ye-he-ho theory
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 14

language developed from sounds in physical activity

Question 15

iconicity
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 15

widespread feature of language, not limited to onomatopoeia

Question 16

Theory of Mind (ToM)
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 16

Cognitive ability to understand intentions in communication

Question 17

Bipedalism
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 17

Started the transition from gestural to vocal communication

Question 18

Anatomically Modern Humans
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 18

Capable of language, migrated out of Africa 70,000 years ago

Question 19

what did Neanderthals have similar to modern humans?
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 19

Had brain regions associated with language, FOXP2 gene mutation

Question 20

Instrumental theory
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 20

Language evolved for survival purposes like hunting

Question 21

Social theory of language
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 21

language evolved for forming and maintaining coalitions

Question 22

sexual theory for language
(5a evolutionary linguistics)

Answer 22

language evolved to display fitness to mates