G12. Ch.11-L2 HW

What is the smallest form of language that can carry meaning?

• Phoneme

• Morpheme

• Grammar

• Babbling

• Critical Periods Hypothesis

The rock musician was hit with a rotten egg while performing his latest hit song. The fact that you can recognize two different meanings for the word “hit” in the preceding sentence demonstrates the importance of

• syntax.

• semantics.

• morphemes.

• prototypes.

• linguistic determinism.

In English, it is appropriate to refer to “a pretty bird,” but not to “a bird pretty.”  This best illustrates the importance of:

• syntax.
• semantics.
• morphemes.
• phonemes.

When the word “oat” is changed to the word “boat,” the number of:

• Phonemes increases, but the number of morphemes stays the same 
• Phonemes and morphemes are both increased
• Phonemes and morphemes both stay the same
• Phonemes stays the same, but the number of morphemes increases

A, an and ill are all examples of:

• Phonemes
• Morphemes
• Syntax
• Grammar

The rules most directly involved in permitting a person to derive meaning from words and sentences are rules of:

• Syntax
• Grammar
• Phonemic structure
• Semantics

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

Skinner and other behaviorists have argued that language development is the result of:

• Imitation
• Reinforcement
• Association
• All of the above

Which structural component of language is the smallest unit of distinctive sound?

• Phoneme

• Morpheme

• Semantics

• Syntax

In the words “helped” and “called,” the “ed” ending is a(n)

• prototype.
• morpheme.
  
• syntax.
  
• algorithm.