Language Origin and Properties

According to the Divine Source, humans are provided with_________.

• language

• an innate capacity

• a divine communicative skill

• non verbal communication

If humans grew up without hearing people, they would begin to use ______.

• their original language

• sign language

• the original God-given language

• animal language

The Natural Sound Source states that ________ imitated the sounds.

• animals

• humans

• children

• birds

The Natural Sound Source is also called the

• Bow-wow Theory

• Ye-he-ho Theory

• Pooh Theory

The source that says that teeth, mouth, lips , larynx and pharynx evolved in humans is the ______

• Divine Source

• Physical Adaptation Source

• The Tool Making Source

• The Social Interaction Source

The Genetic Source states that humans are not born with a special capacity for language

• true

• false

By age four, children have already acquired the ability to communicate.

• True

• False

Arbitrariness refers to the fact that humans give names to everything.

• True

• False

Duality states that our language has two structures: one phonemic and one grammatical.

• True

• False

What language property is represented by this picture if the person is remembering something from the past?

• Duality

• Productivity

• Displacement

• Arbitrariness