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Language Acquisition and Characteristics Quiz

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What does the composite definition of LANGUAGE suggest about the symbols used in language?

They are primarily written, but may also be spoken

They are primarily vocal, but may also be visual (correct)

They are primarily gestural, but may also be verbal

They are primarily visual, but may also be vocal

What is the suggested field of specialization for the category 'phonetics; phonology; writing systems'?

The role of gesture, distance, eye contact, and other 'paralinguistic' features of language (correct)

Explicit and formal accounts of the system of language

Semantics; language and cognition; psycholinguistics

The symbolic nature of language; the relationship between language and reality

What does the composite definition suggest about the acquisition of language by all people?

It is acquired differently by different cultures

It is primarily a formal process

It is not limited to humans

It is acquired in the same way by all people (correct)

What does the category 'communication systems; speaker-hearer interaction; sentence processing' mainly deal with?

Sentence processing; communication systems; speaker-hearer interaction Signup and view all the answers

What does the composite definition suggest about the symbols in language?

They have conventionalized meanings to which they refer Signup and view all the answers

What does the structuralist view of language suggest?

Language can be dismantled into small pieces or units that can be described scientifically. Signup and view all the answers

What did Charles Osgood reinstate in verbal behavior?

Representational mediation process Signup and view all the answers

What did B.F. Skinner believe about verbal behavior?

The speaker is merely the focus of verbal behavior, not the cause. Signup and view all the answers

What is a focus of verbal behavior?

Conscious focus on events outside the organism Signup and view all the answers

What was the task of the linguist according to the structuralists?

To describe human languages and identify their structural characteristics Signup and view all the answers