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WorksheetsLanguage Origin and Properties
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to the Divine Source, humans are provided with_________.
language
an innate capacity
a divine communicative skill
non verbal communication
If humans grew up without hearing people, they would begin to use ______.
their original language
sign language
the original God-given language
animal language
The Natural Sound Source states that ________ imitated the sounds.
animals
humans
children
birds
The Natural Sound Source is also called the
Bow-wow Theory
Ye-he-ho Theory
Pooh Theory
The source that says that teeth, mouth, lips , larynx and pharynx evolved in humans is the ______
Divine Source
Physical Adaptation Source
The Tool Making Source
The Social Interaction Source
The Genetic Source states that humans are not born with a special capacity for language
true
false
By age four, children have already acquired the ability to communicate.
True
False
Arbitrariness refers to the fact that humans give names to everything.
True
False
Duality states that our language has two structures: one phonemic and one grammatical.
True
False
What language property is represented by this picture if the person is remembering something from the past?
Duality
Productivity
Displacement
Arbitrariness
The fact that humans must acquire an idiom and pass it from generation to generation is one characteristic of the ________ property.
Duality
Arbitrariness
Cultural transmission
Productivity
