ENG502 Quiz 4 by Maha Malik

1. According to researchers by age three children from privileged families have heard million more words than children from underprivileged families. (30)
2. Uttering the words ‘make a long shory stort’ instead of “make a long story short” is an example of of the tongue. (slip)
3. A variety of a language that developed for some practical purpose, such as trading is called . (pidgin)
4. One-word stage (better one morpheme or one unit) or stage starts between 9-18 months. (holophrastic)
5. Analytic processing, such as recognizing the smaller details of sound, words and phrase structures in rapid sequence, is done with the . (left brain)
6. The native language or native dialect (usually colloquial or informal) of a specific population is called language. (vernacular)
7. An impairment of language function due to localized brain damage that leads to difficult in understanding and producing linguistic forms is termed as . (Aphasia)
8. The symptoms such as a substantially reduced amount of speech, distorted articulation and slow, often effortful speech characterize the disease . (motor aphasia)
9. By the age of the child’s vocabulary expands rapidly. (two-and-a-half)

10.

The shared principles, values and behaviors of a social group can be termed as

. (culture)

11.

During childhood, there is a period when the human brain is most ready to receive input and learn a particular language. This is called the period. (critical)

12.

A manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation is called . (accent)

13.

The coexistence of two or more languages or distinct varieties of the same language, within a speech community is termed as . (polyglossia)

14.

The earliest use of speech-like sounds has been described as . (cooing)

15.

The general view is that the critical period for first language acquisition lasts from to puberty. (birth)

16.

“it differs from sociology of language, which focuses on the effect of language on society.” This statement is about . (sociolinguistics)

17.

The features of grammar and vocabulary as well as the aspects of pronunciation characterize of a language. (dialect)

18.

In language acquisition process, single terms such as ‘cookie’, ‘cat’, ‘cup’ uttered for everyday objects such is characterized as . (one word sage)

19.

According to researchers, the child’s vocabulary moves beyond approximately fifty words in . (two word stage)

20.

Hearing “great ape” instead of “gray tape” is an example of of the ear.