LNGS101: Introduction to Linguistics - Origins of Human Language Quiz
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What does the Innateness Hypothesis propose?

  • Humans are not programmed for language.
  • Babies do not undergo any development post-birth.
  • Humans have a gene responsible for language. (correct)
  • Children are born without any instincts related to language.
  • In the context of human development, what does the descent of the larynx in babies suggest?

  • Preparation for language. (correct)
  • Preparation for swimming.
  • Preparation for flying.
  • Preparation for running.
  • What is the main idea behind the hypothesis mentioned in the text?

  • Language has no relation to human development.
  • Language development is not influenced by anatomy and physiology.
  • Human anatomy and physiology developed together with language. (correct)
  • Human anatomy and physiology developed independently of language.
  • Why does the text mention that babies undergo an automatic set of developments post-birth?

    <p>To highlight their preparation for language.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What analogy is used to explain the human hardwiring for language in the text?

    <p>Computers with pre-installed programs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which source of human language is linked to many religions?

    <p>The divine source</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the Bible, what did God give Adam and Eve according to the text?

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

    Which story in the Bible does the text mention that involves God confusing people's languages?

    <p>The Babel story</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many babies did Egyptian pharaoh Psammetichus isolate in an experiment related to the divine source of language?

    <p>Two babies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the babies isolated by Egyptian pharaoh Psammetichus eventually say in the text?

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

    Between which periods does language date back to?

    <p>50,000-100,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory proposes that language developed as a result of physical changes in humans?

    <p>Tool-making theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sounds did early humans likely produce based on the text?

    <p>Grunts, hums, and groans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of human anatomy was adapted for the production of more complex consonants according to the text?

    <p>Vocal tract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which activity is mentioned in the text as being connected to the part of the brain that handles language?

    <p>Tool-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did King James IV of Scotland claim about children?

    <p>They started speaking Hebrew spontaneously</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory proposes that language developed as a result of people working together?

    <p>Yo-he-ho theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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