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What is the characteristic of linguistic symbols based on the text?
Have a direct connection between word and meaning
Which feature of Charles Hockett's design features relates to the ability to discuss real things or imagination?
Displacement
What is a characteristic of the mental lexicon according to the text?
Includes sound, lexical structure, grammatical function, semantic, and pragmatic information of words
Which aspect of grammar is highlighted as unconscious rules acquired during childhood in the text?
Finite syntactic rules
In the context of language, what does 'Discreteness' refer to based on the text?
The breakdown and combination of sounds in language
According to the passage, what is the main feature of the human language faculty?
Its ability to generate an infinite number of sentences from a finite set of rules
What is the role of the Universal Grammar (UG) in language acquisition according to the passage?
UG provides the underlying rules that govern all languages, which form part of the child's innate capacity for language learning
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the different types of aphasia described in the passage?
Aphasia is caused by damage to the right side of the brain
What is the main implication of the critical period hypothesis for language acquisition?
Language acquisition is easy and swift during the critical period, but difficult and never fully achieved after the period
What is the main insight from Saussure's perspective on the relationship between language, thought, and culture?
Language is a symbolic system of representation that mirrors and reinforces the 'world' of its speakers
Test your knowledge on linguistic symbols, mental lexicon, grammar rules, and generative grammar in the context of language psychology. Explore concepts such as the relationship between sounds and meanings, the mental representation of words, and the unconscious syntactic rules we acquire.
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