Chapter 11: Language

At what age can babies only discriminate among those phonemes that are used in the language(s) in their environments? a) 1-30 days old b) 6-8 months old c) 9-11 months old d) 12 months old

d) 12 months old

From ________ months old, children are most capable of using simple sentences such as "I see." a) 0 to 5 b) 6 to 11 c) 12 to 17 d) 18 to 24

d) 18 to 24

The word ________ is both a morpheme and a phoneme. a) Bob b) I c) thump d) you

b) I

After the first few months of life, babies enter what is known as the ________ stage, during which time they tend to produce single syllables, such as buh-buh, that are repeated over and over. a) babbling b) baby talk c) lexicon d) phoneme

a) babbling

The fact that English grammar dictates that most verbs end in-ed to indicate past tense is an example of the ________ component of language. a) grammar b) lexicon c) syntax d) thesaurus

a) grammar

A ________ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning. a) letter b) morpheme c) phoneme d) phonic

b) morpheme

The following sentence misuses the word accept: "I'll take all the cupcakes accept the one with cream cheese icing." Which part of language involves knowing the proper use of the word accept? a) concept b) grammar c) lexicon d) prototype

c) lexicon

A(an) ________ is a basic sound unit of a given language. a) audio b) morpheme c) phoneme d) syntax

c) phoneme

Which term refers to the vocabulary of a language? a) grammar b) lexicon c) morpheme d) phoneme

lexicon

Which researchers suggested that language determines thought? a) Charles Spearman and Howard Gardner b) Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf c) Noam Chomsky and B. F. Skinner d) Raymond Cattell and Robert Sternberg

b) Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf