The World of Language

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Questions and Answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of language?

  • Language is a social phenomenon
  • Language is productive or creative (correct)
  • Language is arbitrary
  • Language is recursion

What does the study of phonology focus on?

  • The study of sounds (correct)
  • The study of language acquisition
  • The study of words and their meanings
  • The study of sentence structure

What is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language called?

  • Language learning
  • Language acquisition (correct)
  • First language acquisition
  • Second language acquisition

What does the study of lexis/lexicon focus on?

<p>The study of words and their meanings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective views language as a mental phenomenon?

<p>Chomsky (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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