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What is the capacity to create an endless series of new combinations from a small set of fundamental units in a language referred to as?

  • Syntax
  • Grammar
  • Generativity (correct)
  • Discreteness
  • What are the smallest units of language that carry meaning called?

  • Phonemes
  • Morphemes (correct)
  • Letters
  • Words
  • What are the smallest units of sound that can distinguish words in a language called?

  • Letters
  • Phonemes (correct)
  • Morphemes
  • Words
  • In English, which two letters correspond to different phonemes?

    <p>R and L</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who among the three individuals would be most likely to accurately comprehend the spoken English sentence, 'Give me that rock, and put the lock on the ground'?

    <p>Asako (age 20), who lived in England from age 0-2, then moved to Japan where she has lived for 18 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to the capacity to create an endless series of new combinations from a small set of fundamental units in a language?

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

    What are the smallest units of language that carry meaning called?

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

    What are the smallest units of sound that can distinguish words in a language called?

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

    In English, which two letters correspond to different phonemes?

    <p>R and L</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Based on the given scenario, who among the three individuals would be most likely to accurately comprehend the spoken English sentence, 'Give me that rock, and put the lock on the ground'?

    <p>Asako (age 20), who lived in England from age 0-2, then moved to Japan where she has lived for 18 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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