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Universal Grammar

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was the term "phonological rule" in standard theory changed in GB theory?

a)

phonological principals

b)

rules and principles of phonology

c)

phonetic form or PE rules

d)

all above are right

2.

A sentence cannot be analyzed as simply a sequence of words but rather must be regarded as having a certain hierarchical structure.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What does "LF" stand for?

a)

Left form

b)

Logical form

c)

Lexical form

d)

Lecture form

4.

When was the "Bindind Theory" developed by Chomsky?

a)

1965

b)

1980s

c)

1970s

d)

2000s

5.

Find Head of this sentence: "The girl talking to the teacher is very intelligent"

a)

girl

b)

talking

c)

teacher

d)

intelligent

6.

"______ is the system of principles, conditions, and rules that are elements or properties of all human languages..." [Chomsky, 1976]

a)

Global grammar

b)

Universal grammar

c)

Theory of grammar

d)

Linguistics

7.

How was the "put" categorized in Subcategorization Rules?

a)

NP, - [ - - - VP,] + [- - - PP]

b)

S = NP + [--- PP]+ [- - - PP]

c)

V, + [ - - - NP] + [- - - - PP]

8.

Open-ended questions are one of the language aquisition devices

a)

True

b)

False