Linguistics UNIT 1

Linguistics is the study of...

• Speech sounds in their phonology aspects

• The study of language use and cognitive aspects

• The study of formation of words

• Language specifically language form, meaning and in context.

Morphology is a subfield of linguistics that studies________

• the formation of words

• the formation of sentences

• the meaning of words

• the language use

In Darwin's vision of the origins of language, humans developed musical ability prior language

• to know each other

• to be kind with others

• to charm each other

• to express mutual love

In the book of Genesis, God created Adam and "whatsover Adam called every living creature".

How is this theory called?

• Theory that is described as origin of language

• Theory that is described as Biblical tradition

• Theory that is described as Divine source

• Theory that is described as historical.

Experiment that children were reported to have spontaneously started speaking Hebrew.

• King James the Fourth

• Biblical tradition

• Egyptian Pharaoh

• Hindu tradition

God confounded people speech, so that the couldn't understand each other.

• Divine source

• Biblical tradition

• Hindu tradition

• Babel

The idea that human language vocabulary originated as a form of imitation (animal sounds).

• social interaction source theory or also called yo-he-ho

• interactive source theory or also called pooh-pooh theory

• natural sound source theory or also called bow-wow theory

• unnatural sound source theory or also called caw-caw theory

The sound of a person involved in physical effort could be the source of our language.

• Social interaction source or pooh-pooh theory

• Social interaction source or also called yo-he-ho theory

• Social interaction source or also called bow-wow theory

• Social interaction source or also called caw-caw theory

A group of early humans might develop hums, groans and curses used in carrying and lifting

• Social interaction source also called yo-he-ho

• Social interaction source also called pooh-pooh

• Social interaction source also called wow-bow

• Social interaction source also called bow-wow

There are physical features, as partial adaptations, which appear to be relevant for speech.

• Teeth, lips, mouth, larynx and pharynx

• The tool-making source

• The social interaction source

• The physical adaptation source