Overview of Ideas 1-3

Idea 1: Linguistic components form larger units by occupying the ________ of these units.

• structural positions

• sequence

• functions

• language

Idea 1: In the word order for 98% of all languages, the _______ comes before the ______.

• subject, verb

• object, subject

• object, verb

• subject, object

Idea 1: True or False. Universal grammar refers to an innate human capacity that enables children to develop language.

• True

• False

Idea 2: A linguistic sign is comprised of what two parts?

• sound and form

• components and rules

• sound and meaning

• a word and its meaning

Idea 2: What does it mean that linguistic rules are productive?

• A limited set of rules can generate more rules

• A limited set of rules can generate a certain number of sentences

• A limited set of rules can generate an infinite number of sentences

• A limited set of rules is not as good as a larger set of rules

Idea 2: True or false. There is an intrinsic correlation between sound and meaning.

• True

• False

Idea 3: What major components do all languages have?

• a sound system, a vocabulary, and a grammar system

• a sound system and a vocabulary

• a vocabulary and a grammar system

• a sound system, a vocabulary, a grammar system, and syntax

Idea 3: True or false. Prescriptive grammar is a set of rules stipulating the perceived correct usage of a language.

• True

• False

Idea 3: Which of the sentences below is prescriptive?

• The sentence 'I didn't go nowhere' is not a correct English sentence.

• 'I didn't go nowhere' is taken to mean 'I didn't go anywhere' in English.

Idea 3: True or false. The linguistic branches are phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

• True

• False