EDU 201 Chapter 1 Vocabulary

ASL stands for American Sign Language of the Deaf.

• True

• False

Parts of speech are not categories in which we can classify into words.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Parts of speech are grammatical categories into which we can classify words. The four major ones are noun, verb, adjective, and noun.

In language, signs are what the system organizes.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A sign is something that stands for something else-for example, a word like apple, which stands for the familiar fruit.

The purpose of language is to communicate.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are multiple ways to communicate. Individuals can communicate with others by talking, writing, or with ourselves thinking.

An important aspect of language systems is that they are closed (p. 17).

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Language systems are open. That is, language is not a finite set of messages from which the speaker must choose.