Group 3: Language in Context

It is a regional variety of a language with differences in vocabulary, syntax, and pronunciation. 

• Pidgin

• Creole

• Dialect

• Protolanguage

Learning a second language impacts the brain, increasing gray matter density in the ____ ?

• Cerebral Cortex

• Left inferior parietal cortex 

• Right inferior parietal cortex

• Brainstem

It refers to the figurative use of language, often used to express thoughts in a more nuanced or poetic way.

• Gestures

• Pragmatics

• Language in a Social Context 

• Metaphorical Language

Which of the following best describes Jane Goodall’s findings on chimpanzee vocalizations?

• Chimps have a large and productive vocabulary.

• Chimpanzee vocalizations meet all criteria for language.

• Chimps have specific calls but lack structural complexity in vocalizations.

• Chimpanzee vocalizations are spontaneously acquired and arbitrary.

Which brain region responds more to speech sounds than non-speech sounds, according to fMRI studies?

• Inferior Frontal Gyrus

• Posterior Cingulate Gyrus

• Superior Temporal Sulcus (STS)

• Dorsal Prefrontal Cortex

Global Aphasia involves which of the following impairments?

• Impaired comprehension but fluent speech

• Impaired speech production but fluent comprehension

• Highly impaired comprehension and speech production

• Only impaired ability to name objects

Which of the following brain regions is NOT typically associated with autism?

• Frontal lobes

• Basal ganglia

• Cerebellum

• Occipital lobes

Learns a new language without losing the first; associated with cognitive benefits.

• Simultaneous Bilingualism

• Sequential Bilingualism

• Additive Bilingualism

• Subtractive Bilingualism

Argues each language has its own storage area in the brain

• Single-System Theory

• Parallel-System Hypothesis

• Dual-System Hypothesis

• Two-System theory

Speakers of different languages have differing cognitive systems and that these different cognitive systems influence the ways in which people think about the world

• The Dual-System Hypothesis

• The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

• Linguistic Relativity Theory

• Linguistic Determinism Model