Deaf Community: Sign Language Grammar Quiz
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What is the primary task in learning the grammar of sign languages?

  • Mastering articulatory-phonetic transmission
  • Learning arbitrary symbol-meaning connections (correct)
  • Acquiring a diverse lexicon
  • Understanding iconic signs
  • In what way are sign languages and spoken languages different?

  • Sign languages lack grammar
  • Spoken languages have more arbitrary signs
  • Signed languages are more gestural (correct)
  • Spoken languages rely on iconic gestures
  • What distinguishes most signs in sign languages?

  • They involve articulatory-phonetic elements
  • They are arbitrary (correct)
  • They are iconic
  • They have diverse lexicons
  • What does the lexicon of a sign language primarily consist of?

    <p>Arbitrary symbol-meaning connections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of sign languages' transmission mode?

    <p>Iconic gestures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between different sign languages according to the text?

    <p>Each deaf community uses its own unique sign language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do deaf children acquire sign language?

    <p>Exposed to sign language from infancy and acquire it as their first language</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the myth about sign languages that is corrected in the text?

    <p>Deaf people create their own sign languages through interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How long have sign languages most likely existed according to the text?

    <p>As long as deaf people have come together to communicate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of hands in sign languages according to the text?

    <p>Hands are important, but facial expressions and body movements are also important for meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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