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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?
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?
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?
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?
In English, which two letters correspond to different phonemes?
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'?
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'?
What term refers to the capacity to create an endless series of new combinations from a small set of fundamental units in a language?
What term refers to the capacity to create an endless series of new combinations from a small set of fundamental units in a language?
What are the smallest units of language that carry meaning called?
What are the smallest units of language that carry meaning called?
What are the smallest units of sound that can distinguish words in a language called?
What are the smallest units of sound that can distinguish words in a language called?
In English, which two letters correspond to different phonemes?
In English, which two letters correspond to different phonemes?
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'?
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'?
