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Language Origin and Properties

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Divine Source, humans are provided with_________.

a)

language

b)

an innate capacity

c)

a divine communicative skill

d)

non verbal communication

2.

If humans grew up without hearing people, they would begin to use ______.

a)

their original language

b)

sign language

c)

the original God-given language

d)

animal language

3.

The Natural Sound Source states that ________ imitated the sounds.

a)

animals

b)

humans

c)

children

d)

birds

4.

The Natural Sound Source is also called the

a)

Bow-wow Theory

b)

Ye-he-ho Theory

c)

Pooh Theory

5.

The source that says that teeth, mouth, lips , larynx and pharynx evolved in humans is the ______

a)

Divine Source

b)

Physical Adaptation Source

c)

The Tool Making Source

d)

The Social Interaction Source

6.

The Genetic Source states that humans are not born with a special capacity for language

a)

true

b)

false

7.

By age four, children have already acquired the ability to communicate.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Arbitrariness refers to the fact that humans give names to everything.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Duality states that our language has two structures: one phonemic and one grammatical.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What language property is represented by this picture if the person is remembering something from the past?

a)

Duality

b)

Productivity

c)

Displacement

d)

Arbitrariness

11.

The fact that humans must acquire an idiom and pass it from generation to generation is one characteristic of the ________ property.

a)

Duality

b)

Arbitrariness

c)

Cultural transmission

d)

Productivity