المحاضرة الثانيه
Duality of levels is one of the most economical features of human language because
B)
with a limited set of discrete sounds, we are capable of producing a very large number of sound combinations
Question 2 of 13
Among other creatures, each communicative signal appears to be
D)
a single fixed form that cannot be broken down into separate parts.
Question 3 of 13
Bee communication has
A)
displacement in an extremely limited form
Question 4 of 13
A property of language that allows users to talk about things and events not present in the immediate environment
C)
Displacement
Question 5 of 13
Humans Acquire a language in culture
B)
With other speakers
Question 6 of 13
A property of language that allows users to create new expressions
A)
Productivity
Question 7 of 13
A property of language whereby linguistic forms have two simultaneous levels of sound production and meaning, also called 'double articulation'
Correct answer: C)
Selected answer: No answer given
C)
duality
Question 8 of 13
The process whereby knowledge of a language is passed from one generation to the next
B)
Cultural transmission
Question 9 of 13
What kind of signals animals usually produce?
B)
Communicative signals
Question 10 of 13
A behavior used intentionally to provide information
D)
Communicative signals
Question 11 of 13
There are some words in language with sounds that seem to 'echo' the sounds of objects or activities and hence seem to have a less arbitrary connection
B)
Onomatopoeic words
Question 12 of 13
Results of experiments to teach chimpanzees human language were
B)
poor
Question 13 of 13
Property of language describing the fact that there is no natural connection between a linguistic form and its meaning
A)
Arbitrariness