What is a morpheme?
A meaningful nonverbal sound.
The smallest unit of a word with meaning.
The smallest unit of a word, without meaning.
The longest part of a word that makes meaning.
Humans have an open communication system, which means...
we can create an infinite number of messages.
we cannot create new ideas or meanings.
we only use verbal words to communicate.
we can use our phones anywhere in the world.
Use nonverbal communication to say NO.
(student should gesture or use paralanguage)
True or False: Deaf children cannot learn to communicate.
False
Explain how this sentence could have 2 meanings: "We saw her duck."
duck = verb OR her duck = possessive
Why can humans create more sounds to make words than animals?
Animals' brains are bigger.
The position of the human skull is more centred.
The human brain is smaller.
The position of the human skull is more forward.
The sound "th" is a...
semantics
morpheme
phoneme
grammar
Animals have a closed communication system, which means...
they cannot communicate with each other.
they can create new language.
they cannot make sounds, only gestures.
they cannot create new meanings or messages.
Is human language learned or innate?
learned
Syntax is...
rules for body language communication.
the smallest unit of sound in a word.
rules that tell the speaker how to put morphemes in order.
the smallest meaningful part of a word.
What does the Critical Age Range hypothesis say?
Birds are born knowing how to make sounds.
Apes can learn some words but not an entire language.
Children learn language from the people around them.
A child can't learn a new language easily after puberty.
The rules for word order in a sentence are called...
morpheme.
pragmatics.
phoneme.
syntax.
Use nonverbal communication to show SURPRISE.
(student should gesture or use paralanguage)
The study of the meanings of words, phrases and sentences is called...
morpheme
semantics.
phoneme
syntax
Which is NOT a reason why humans can produce language?
The human brain has two regions for producing language.
Humans have more important things to communicate.
The top of the human mouth is wider and curved.
The human skull is more centred on the spine.
Are most animals' forms of communication learned or innate?
innate
Use nonverbal communication to say I DON'T KNOW.
(student should gesture or use paralanguage)
Pragmatics is...
how context influences interpretation of meanings.
rules that tell the speaker how to put morphemes in order.
the smallest unit of a word sound.
the smallest meaningful part of a word.
Provide one reason why animals communicate with one another.
(survival, food, danger, mating, etc.)
Use semantics to describe the picture.
(describe...)
Name one method of NONVERBAL communication.
sign language, gestures, paralanguage, kinesics / body language, proxemics / social distance
The sound "hmmm?" is...
kinesics
a morpheme
paralanguage
gesture
Use nonverbal language to say "I don't like this."
(student should gesture or use paralanguage)
How many morphemes does the word "loudly" have?
2
The 4 features that human languages have are:
culture, grammar, productivity, displacement
discreteness, semantics, grammar, displacement
discreteness, grammar, productivity, displacement
morphology, semantics, grammar, productivity
What is a phoneme?
The smallest unit of writing.
The earliest form of writing.
The smallest unit of sound, with meaning.
The smallest unit of sound, without meaning.