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Week 4 - Nature & Psychology of Language Quiz

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What is the characteristic of linguistic symbols based on the text?

Are iconic in nature

Are based on hierarchical structures

Have a direct connection between word and meaning (correct)

Have a predictable relationship between sounds and meaning

Which feature of Charles Hockett's design features relates to the ability to discuss real things or imagination?

Vocal-auditory channel

Creativity

Discreteness

Displacement (correct)

What is a characteristic of the mental lexicon according to the text?

Contains only semantic information about words

Only focuses on sounds of words

Excludes grammatical functions of words

Includes sound, lexical structure, grammatical function, semantic, and pragmatic information of words (correct)

Which aspect of grammar is highlighted as unconscious rules acquired during childhood in the text?

Finite syntactic rules (B) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of language, what does 'Discreteness' refer to based on the text?

The breakdown and combination of sounds in language (C) Signup and view all the answers

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 (D) Signup and view all the answers

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 (A) Signup and view all the answers

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 (D) Signup and view all the answers

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 (B) Signup and view all the answers

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 (A) Signup and view all the answers