Sound Changes: Articulatory Simplification Quiz

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What type of sound change involves the deletion of a consonant followed by the insertion of a vowel?

Assimilation

Umlaut

Epenthesis (correct)

Metathesis

Which type of sound change involves the substitution of 'x' or '0' with 'f'?

Rhotacism (correct)

Nasalization

Pejoration

Dissimilation

In which sound change process does 'k' change to 'ts' or 'tf'?

Metathesis

Amelioration

Assimilation

Palatalization (correct)

What type of sound change involves the deletion of a vowel, as seen in 'cura' becoming 'cure'?

Apocope Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the word becoming more favorable, such as the change from 'tricky' to 'attractive'?

Amelioration Signup and view all the answers

What does the innateness hypothesis propose about children's language acquisition?

Children learn rules not directly from their linguistic input. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Critical Age Hypothesis related to language?

Language is developed during a specific period biologically. Signup and view all the answers

What stage of language acquisition involves sounds that have no specific meaning?

Babbling stage Signup and view all the answers

What does the Logical Problem of Language Acquisition suggest about children's language learning process?

Children know the hierarchical organization of clauses. Signup and view all the answers

How does the concept of Prosodic Bootstrapping relate to English language acquisition in children?

It highlights the prevalence of trochaic words in English. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main premise behind the Impoverished Input theory in language acquisition?

'Poor' linguistic input can still enable successful language acquisition. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which a listener obtains information about a word from their mental lexicon?

Lexical access Signup and view all the answers

Which area of the brain is associated with processing agrammatical sentences?

Broca's area Signup and view all the answers

According to the Fundamental Difference Hypothesis, what is the main difference between L1 and L2 acquisition for typical developing children?

All L1 children successfully acquire their native language Signup and view all the answers

Which factor does NOT affect L2 acquisition according to the text?

Emotional intelligence Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the grammar constructed by learners to acquire their target grammar?

Interlanguage grammar Signup and view all the answers

Which type of dyslexia is characterized by the inability to read function words?

Acquired dyslexia Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of acquisition pragmatics in language development?

Assists in identifying pronouns in context Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes the acquisition of phonology in infants?

Infants acquire a small set of common phonemes across all languages. Signup and view all the answers

What role does imitation play in language development according to the text?

Children imitate the speech they are exposed to. Signup and view all the answers

How do SLI children differ from average children in terms of language acquisition?

SLI children acquire language slower than average and have issues with function words. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of information for bottom-up language processing?

Acoustic information used by the listener Signup and view all the answers

How do infants segment the speech stream to identify words according to the text?

Infants extract information from speech stream and know what to look for to identify words. Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of language processing is highlighted in the text?

Involves creativity and psychological processes Signup and view all the answers

Why do people not repeat sentences they heard before according to the text?

Because of the creativity of language Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between grammaticality and interpretability according to the text?

There is a mismatch between them Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of age in L2 acquisition according to the text?

The younger the individual, the better competence in the target language Signup and view all the answers

What triggers language change according to the text?

Generational shifts Signup and view all the answers