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What sets man apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, according to the text?
What sets man apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, according to the text?
- Physical agility and strength
- Superior cognitive abilities
- Ability to communicate through speech (correct)
- Ability to build complex tools
Why is the term 'Homo sapiens' considered confusing?
Why is the term 'Homo sapiens' considered confusing?
- It suggests that humans have evolved from apes
- It has not been proved that animals do not possess wisdom (correct)
- It implies that humans are the only species capable of using tools
- It implies that humans are the most intelligent species on earth
What recent definition of human beings is mentioned in the text?
What recent definition of human beings is mentioned in the text?
- Man the toolmaker (correct)
- Homo sapiens - man with wisdom
- Man the physically evolved being
- Homo loquens - man the speaking animal
What can be inferred about animals' ability to communicate, based on the text?
What can be inferred about animals' ability to communicate, based on the text?
Why does the text mention that apes can make primitive tools?
Why does the text mention that apes can make primitive tools?
What is emphasized as confusing about the term 'Homo sapiens' in the text?
What is emphasized as confusing about the term 'Homo sapiens' in the text?
What makes human language unique?
What makes human language unique?
Which characteristic of language explains why it has not proved possible to translate mechanically from one language to another?
Which characteristic of language explains why it has not proved possible to translate mechanically from one language to another?
According to the text, what is grammar in the wider sense?
According to the text, what is grammar in the wider sense?
What is the main difference between animal communication systems and human language?
What is the main difference between animal communication systems and human language?
Which characteristic of language allows us to produce myriads of sentences that we have never heard or uttered before?
Which characteristic of language allows us to produce myriads of sentences that we have never heard or uttered before?
Why does the text mention the failure of computer translation 'masterpieces'?
Why does the text mention the failure of computer translation 'masterpieces'?
According to the given passage, what is the referential meaning of a linguistic unit?
According to the given passage, what is the referential meaning of a linguistic unit?
In the context of language study, what does the term 'structuralism' primarily focus on?
In the context of language study, what does the term 'structuralism' primarily focus on?
What does the pragmatic side of language primarily emphasize?
What does the pragmatic side of language primarily emphasize?
What is the main focus of a functionalist approach in language analysis?
What is the main focus of a functionalist approach in language analysis?
According to the passage, what did Ferdinand de Saussure's idea propose about language structure?
According to the passage, what did Ferdinand de Saussure's idea propose about language structure?
What does the system of language primarily consist of according to Ferdinand de Saussure?
What does the system of language primarily consist of according to Ferdinand de Saussure?
What is the system of language focused on?
What is the system of language focused on?
What did Ferdinand de Saussure illustrate with the example of 'educate'?
What did Ferdinand de Saussure illustrate with the example of 'educate'?
What does the term 'linguistic sign' refer to in the context of language?
What does the term 'linguistic sign' refer to in the context of language?
According to the text, how is language to be studied?
According to the text, how is language to be studied?
What does the term 'structure' refer to in the context of language?
What does the term 'structure' refer to in the context of language?
What is the structure of language characterized by?
What is the structure of language characterized by?
What is the main difference between language and speech?
What is the main difference between language and speech?
Which type of relations are based on the principles of similarity and association?
Which type of relations are based on the principles of similarity and association?
What type of relations are linear and are manifested in speech?
What type of relations are linear and are manifested in speech?
How does a synchronic approach to the study of language differ from a diachronic approach?
How does a synchronic approach to the study of language differ from a diachronic approach?
What are the two main functions of any human language?
What are the two main functions of any human language?
Which term best describes linguistic signs that are informative, meaningful, and constitute a structural system of signs?
Which term best describes linguistic signs that are informative, meaningful, and constitute a structural system of signs?
What is the main function of language according to the passage?
What is the main function of language according to the passage?
How does language differ from other semiotic systems, according to the passage?
How does language differ from other semiotic systems, according to the passage?
What is the ludic function of language, as mentioned in the passage?
What is the ludic function of language, as mentioned in the passage?
What is the focus of attention when looking at language from a social function perspective, according to the passage?
What is the focus of attention when looking at language from a social function perspective, according to the passage?
According to the passage, what is distinctive about language?
According to the passage, what is distinctive about language?
What does the passage suggest about non-linguistic semiotic systems?
What does the passage suggest about non-linguistic semiotic systems?
What is the essential nature of language according to the passage?
What is the essential nature of language according to the passage?
What is one of the purposes to which language may be put, according to the passage?
What is one of the purposes to which language may be put, according to the passage?
What does language need to provide, according to the passage?
What does language need to provide, according to the passage?
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