Language Lecture Quiz

What is the study of language structure, variation, and change called?

• Phonetics

• Morphology

• Syntax

• Linguistics

Which type of language processing involves the sound of words?

• Orthography

• Phonology

• Semantics

• Syntax

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another?

• Phoneme

• Morpheme

• Lemma

• Allophone

What is the term for the physical properties of speech sounds and how they are produced and perceived?

• Phonetics

• Phonology

• Semantics

• Syntax

Which type of processing involves the assembly of phonological codes into syllables?

• Orthographic processing

• Phonological processing

• Semantic processing

• Syntactic processing

What is the term for the temporary failure to speak, where the word can take considerable time to be produced, if at all?

• Spoonerism

• Malapropism

• Tip-of-the-tongue state

• Verbal self-monitoring

Which model of verbal self-monitoring proposes that speakers monitor both their inner and overt speech?

• The Perceptual Loop Model

• The Forward Model

• The Perceptual Loop Model and The Forward Model

• None of the above

What is the term for the effect where incongruent Stroop words take longer to identify than congruent words or color-neutral words?

• The Stroop effect

• The McGurk effect

• The Phonemic restoration effect

• The Word superiority effect

Which type of speech error involves exchange errors of the initial consonants of words?

• Anticipations

• Perseverations

• Exchanges

• Spoonerisms

What is the term for the process speakers use to inspect their own speech to prevent errors and intervene when trouble arises?

• Verbal self-monitoring

• Speech perception

• Language production

• Working memory