Deaf Community: Sign Language Grammar

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What is the main task in learning the grammar of a sign language according to the text?

Acquiring a vocabulary through phonetic connections
Learning arbitrary symbol-meaning connections (correct)
Mastering the gestural transmission mode
Understanding the iconic signs

How are sign languages described in the text?

They have vocabulary and grammar (correct)
They rely purely on iconic signs
They are primarily based on phonetic connections
They lack lexicon and grammar

What characterizes most of the signs in sign languages according to the text?

They are based on phonetic connections
They are primarily iconic
They are completely arbitrary (correct)
They lack any specific meaning

What sets apart signed languages from spoken languages according to the text?

The reliance on gesture for transmission in signed languages (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is essential in acquiring a vocabulary in a sign language according to the text?

Learning arbitrary symbol-meaning connections (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why deaf people using different sign languages can not understand each other easily?

The absence of a standardized sign language across different communities (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main similarity between sign languages and spoken languages?

Both have lexicon, sublexical components, and grammar (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why do some children who are able to hear at birth lose their ability before they have acquired language?

Due to a lack of exposure to sign language from infancy (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between how deaf children acquire sign language and how hearing children acquire spoken language?

Deaf children acquire sign language through manual babbling, while hearing children acquire spoken language through vocal babbling (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why are facial expressions and body movements important in sign languages?

To convey grammatical information in sign languages (D) Signup and view all the answers

What did the current study investigate regarding children and their word knowledge?

Whether children were more likely to exclude familiar objects as potential referents if they could comprehend and produce the object's name (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was found to be a better predictor of excluding familiar objects as potential referents of novel words in children?

The children's level of word knowledge (C) Signup and view all the answers

In what way did the familiarity of the objects impact children's behavior in excluding them as potential referents of novel words?

Children were more likely to exclude familiar objects if they could comprehend and produce the name of the objects (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the age range of the children who participated in the study?

2-4 years old (D) Signup and view all the answers

How many experimental sessions did the children take part in for this study?

Two sessions (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did the study by Evan Kidd and Joanne Arciuli investigate?

The relationship between statistical learning and children's comprehension of syntax (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did the study by Lera Boroditsky and Lauren A. Schmidt focus on?

The influence of grammatical gender in German, English, and Spanish languages (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the first experiment conducted by Lera Boroditsky and Lauren A. Schmidt?

The gender associations with proper names of objects (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was found in the second experiment conducted by Lera Boroditsky and Lauren A. Schmidt?

Participants' ideas about the gender of objects were influenced by grammatical gender in different languages (A) Signup and view all the answers

What did the study by Evan Kidd and Joanne Arciuli reveal about statistical learning and comprehension of syntax?

Statistical learning independently predicted comprehension of two syntactic structures showing variability in children aged 6 to 8 (A) Signup and view all the answers