Human Language and Temporal Expressions
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Human Language and Temporal Expressions

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Which term describes the property of human language in which individual sounds are meaningless on their own?

  • Mimicry
  • Discreteness (correct)
  • Discrete infinity
  • Combinatorial

    • What can be said about animal communication systems in comparison to human language?

  • They have combinatorial properties like human language.
  • They are limited to a few topics like food and danger. (correct)
  • They are better at combining words into sentences.
  • They can create completely novel utterances.

    • What distinguishes parrots' ability to mimic human speech from understanding the meaning of the words?

  • Parrots can only repeat what they have been taught. (correct)
  • Parrots can create new sentences spontaneously.
  • Parrots can combine words into larger meaningful units.
  • Parrots can understand abstract concepts.

    • How does the combination of sounds in human language contribute to generating meaning?

    <p>By constructing words with combined sounds to convey meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What quality of language allows humans to produce completely novel utterances that have never been spoken before?

    <p>Combinatorial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of changing one sound in a word to alter its meaning?

    <p>/k/ + /u/ + /l/ = cool</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of animal communication limits them to communicating only a few topics like food and danger?

    <p>Combinatorial nature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What sets chimpanzees apart from parrots regarding their language abilities?

    <p>Chimpanzees can understand abstract concepts like humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way do human language and animal communication differ substantially?

    <p>Human language has combinatorial properties while animal communication does not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main defining feature of the term 'Discrete Infinity' in relation to human language?

    <p>It indicates that individual sounds are meaningless but can be combined to generate meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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