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What type of sound change involves the deletion of a consonant followed by the insertion of a vowel?
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'?
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'?
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'?
What type of sound change involves the deletion of a vowel, as seen in 'cura' becoming 'cure'?
Which process involves the word becoming more favorable, such as the change from 'tricky' to 'attractive'?
Which process involves the word becoming more favorable, such as the change from 'tricky' to 'attractive'?
What does the innateness hypothesis propose about children's language acquisition?
What does the innateness hypothesis propose about children's language acquisition?
What is the Critical Age Hypothesis related to language?
What is the Critical Age Hypothesis related to language?
What stage of language acquisition involves sounds that have no specific meaning?
What stage of language acquisition involves sounds that have no specific meaning?
What does the Logical Problem of Language Acquisition suggest about children's language learning process?
What does the Logical Problem of Language Acquisition suggest about children's language learning process?
How does the concept of Prosodic Bootstrapping relate to English language acquisition in children?
How does the concept of Prosodic Bootstrapping relate to English language acquisition in children?
What is the main premise behind the Impoverished Input theory in language acquisition?
What is the main premise behind the Impoverished Input theory in language acquisition?
What is the term for the process by which a listener obtains information about a word from their mental lexicon?
What is the term for the process by which a listener obtains information about a word from their mental lexicon?
Which area of the brain is associated with processing agrammatical sentences?
Which area of the brain is associated with processing agrammatical sentences?
According to the Fundamental Difference Hypothesis, what is the main difference between L1 and L2 acquisition for typical developing children?
According to the Fundamental Difference Hypothesis, what is the main difference between L1 and L2 acquisition for typical developing children?
Which factor does NOT affect L2 acquisition according to the text?
Which factor does NOT affect L2 acquisition according to the text?
What is the term for the grammar constructed by learners to acquire their target grammar?
What is the term for the grammar constructed by learners to acquire their target grammar?
Which type of dyslexia is characterized by the inability to read function words?
Which type of dyslexia is characterized by the inability to read function words?
What is the role of acquisition pragmatics in language development?
What is the role of acquisition pragmatics in language development?
Which statement best describes the acquisition of phonology in infants?
Which statement best describes the acquisition of phonology in infants?
What role does imitation play in language development according to the text?
What role does imitation play in language development according to the text?
How do SLI children differ from average children in terms of language acquisition?
How do SLI children differ from average children in terms of language acquisition?
What is the primary source of information for bottom-up language processing?
What is the primary source of information for bottom-up language processing?
How do infants segment the speech stream to identify words according to the text?
How do infants segment the speech stream to identify words according to the text?
What aspect of language processing is highlighted in the text?
What aspect of language processing is highlighted in the text?
Why do people not repeat sentences they heard before according to the text?
Why do people not repeat sentences they heard before according to the text?
What is the relationship between grammaticality and interpretability according to the text?
What is the relationship between grammaticality and interpretability according to the text?
What is the significance of age in L2 acquisition according to the text?
What is the significance of age in L2 acquisition according to the text?
What triggers language change according to the text?
What triggers language change according to the text?
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