Psychology: Thinking and Language

A, an and ill are all examples of:

• Phonemes
• Morphemes
• Syntax
• Grammar

The child who says “milk gone” is engaging in ____________. This type of utterance demonstrates that children are actively experimenting with the rules of ____________.

• Babbling; syntax
• Telegraphic speech; syntax
• Babbling; semantics
• Telegraphic speech; semantics

Phonemes are best defined as: 

• The smallest meaningful combination of sounds in a language
• The basic sounds of consonants and vowels
• Something that specifies the meaning of words and phrases
• A special form of communication

A word or part of a word that is in itself meaningful, but that cannot be broken into smaller meaningful units, is called

• Grapheme
• Morpheme
• Phoneme
• Holophrase

The rules of grammar are rules of

• Phonemes
• Morphemes
• Syntax
• Semantics

Morphemes

• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the smallest units of sound that make up language
• the system of rules for putting words in order
• the system of using words to create meaning

Phonemes

• the smallest units of sound that make up language
• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the system of using words to create meaning
• the system of rules for putting words in order

Grammar

• the system of rules for acceptable language
• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the system of rules for putting words in order
• the system of using words to create meaning

Syntax

• the system of rules for putting words in order
• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the smallest units of sound that make up language
• the system of using words to create meaning

Semantics

• the system of rules for putting words in order
• the smallest units of sound that carry meaning
• the smallest units of sound that make up language
• the system of using words to create meaning