Test Bank For
Language Development an Introduction, 11th Edition Robert E. Owens
Chapter1-12
Chapter 1The Territory
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Language is
A) a shared code.
B) a system for representing concepts.
C) rule-governed.
D) generative.
E) all of the above.
Answer: E
2) Approximately how many new words are added to the English language each day?
A) 1
B) 6
C) 18
D) 24
Answer: B
3) American Sign Language is
A) not rule-governed.
B) a language.
C) the English language in another mode.
D) not a language because it is not transmitted by speech.
E) all of the above.
Answer: B
4) Which of the following are true about language?
A) Languages stay the same over time.
B) Languages can add new words.
C) Languages can die.
D) both B and C
E) all of the above
Answer: D
5) Intonation, stress, and speaking rate are examples of
A) nonlinguistic cues.
B) metalinguistic cues.
C) paralinguistic cues.
D) linguistic cues.
E) none of the above.
Answer: C
,6) Language has the following property/properties:
A) it is a social tool.
B) it is rule-governed.
C) it is generative.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
7) Which of the following are examples of nonlinguistic cues?
A) eye contact
B) facial expression
C) rising pitch
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Answer: D
8) Grammar is
A) a set of language rules.
B) only found in syntactic rules.
C) the same as "parts of speech" learned in school.
D) the same as linguistic performance.
E) all of the above.
Answer: A
9) Language form consists of
A) syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
B) syntax, morphology, and phonology.
C) phonology, semantics, and pragmatics.
D) morphology, phonology, and semantics.
Answer: B
10) The aspect of language concerned with word order and sentence organization is
A) syntax.
B) morphology.
C) phonology.
D) semantics.
E) pragmatics.
Answer: A
11) Pragmatics falls under the category of language
A) form.
B) content.
C) use.
D) all of the above.
Answer: C
,12) Semantics falls under what component of language?
A) form
B) content
C) use
D) all of the above
Answer: B
13) The smallest grammatical unit is a
A) speech act.
B) phoneme.
C) performative.
D) morpheme.
Answer: D
14) A phoneme is
A) the smallest grammatical unit.
B) a unit of sound that identically represents the letters of the alphabet.
C) different enough from other phonemes to signal changes in meaning.
D) all of the above.
Answer: C
15) The following are bound morphemes:
A) -ing.
B) -ly.
C) is.
D) both A and B
Answer: D
16) Language is a unique vehicle for ________.
A) phonology
B) metalinguistic activity
C) vocalizations
D) thought
Answer: D
17) All but which of the following is one of the general concerns of pragmatic rules?
A) selection of appropriate form
B) use of forms consistent with roles
C) correct sound combinations
D) use of ritualized forms
Answer: B
, 18) Morphology is concerned with
A) which word combinations are grammatical and which are not.
B) the internal organization of words.
C) how words are used socially.
D) what words mean.
Answer: B
19) Free morphemes are
A) grammatical tags or markers that cannot function independently.
B) grammatical tags or markers that can function independently.
C) are never connected to bound morphemes.
D) are always connected to bound morphemes.
Answer: B
20) Antonyms are words that
A) differ in every semantic feature.
B) differ in the opposite value of at least two important features.
C) differ in the opposite value of one feature.
D) are very similar.
Answer: C
1.2 True/False Questions
1) Speech is the only mode of human communication.
Answer: FALSE
2) Language remains the same across time.
Answer: FALSE
3) In face-to-face conversation, more emphasis is placed on nonverbal means of communication
than on speech.
Answer: TRUE
4) Dialects are subcategories of a parent language that use similar, but not identical rules.
Answer: TRUE
5) American Sign Language is simply a manual form of spoken English.
Answer: FALSE
6) You cannot have communication without speech and language.
Answer: FALSE
7) Dialectal speakers have a language disorder.
Answer: FALSE
8) Kindergartners know most of the rules of their native language.
Answer: TRUE
9) Spoken language is more informal than written language.
Language Development an Introduction, 11th Edition Robert E. Owens
Chapter1-12
Chapter 1The Territory
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Language is
A) a shared code.
B) a system for representing concepts.
C) rule-governed.
D) generative.
E) all of the above.
Answer: E
2) Approximately how many new words are added to the English language each day?
A) 1
B) 6
C) 18
D) 24
Answer: B
3) American Sign Language is
A) not rule-governed.
B) a language.
C) the English language in another mode.
D) not a language because it is not transmitted by speech.
E) all of the above.
Answer: B
4) Which of the following are true about language?
A) Languages stay the same over time.
B) Languages can add new words.
C) Languages can die.
D) both B and C
E) all of the above
Answer: D
5) Intonation, stress, and speaking rate are examples of
A) nonlinguistic cues.
B) metalinguistic cues.
C) paralinguistic cues.
D) linguistic cues.
E) none of the above.
Answer: C
,6) Language has the following property/properties:
A) it is a social tool.
B) it is rule-governed.
C) it is generative.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
7) Which of the following are examples of nonlinguistic cues?
A) eye contact
B) facial expression
C) rising pitch
D) both A and B
E) all of the above
Answer: D
8) Grammar is
A) a set of language rules.
B) only found in syntactic rules.
C) the same as "parts of speech" learned in school.
D) the same as linguistic performance.
E) all of the above.
Answer: A
9) Language form consists of
A) syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
B) syntax, morphology, and phonology.
C) phonology, semantics, and pragmatics.
D) morphology, phonology, and semantics.
Answer: B
10) The aspect of language concerned with word order and sentence organization is
A) syntax.
B) morphology.
C) phonology.
D) semantics.
E) pragmatics.
Answer: A
11) Pragmatics falls under the category of language
A) form.
B) content.
C) use.
D) all of the above.
Answer: C
,12) Semantics falls under what component of language?
A) form
B) content
C) use
D) all of the above
Answer: B
13) The smallest grammatical unit is a
A) speech act.
B) phoneme.
C) performative.
D) morpheme.
Answer: D
14) A phoneme is
A) the smallest grammatical unit.
B) a unit of sound that identically represents the letters of the alphabet.
C) different enough from other phonemes to signal changes in meaning.
D) all of the above.
Answer: C
15) The following are bound morphemes:
A) -ing.
B) -ly.
C) is.
D) both A and B
Answer: D
16) Language is a unique vehicle for ________.
A) phonology
B) metalinguistic activity
C) vocalizations
D) thought
Answer: D
17) All but which of the following is one of the general concerns of pragmatic rules?
A) selection of appropriate form
B) use of forms consistent with roles
C) correct sound combinations
D) use of ritualized forms
Answer: B
, 18) Morphology is concerned with
A) which word combinations are grammatical and which are not.
B) the internal organization of words.
C) how words are used socially.
D) what words mean.
Answer: B
19) Free morphemes are
A) grammatical tags or markers that cannot function independently.
B) grammatical tags or markers that can function independently.
C) are never connected to bound morphemes.
D) are always connected to bound morphemes.
Answer: B
20) Antonyms are words that
A) differ in every semantic feature.
B) differ in the opposite value of at least two important features.
C) differ in the opposite value of one feature.
D) are very similar.
Answer: C
1.2 True/False Questions
1) Speech is the only mode of human communication.
Answer: FALSE
2) Language remains the same across time.
Answer: FALSE
3) In face-to-face conversation, more emphasis is placed on nonverbal means of communication
than on speech.
Answer: TRUE
4) Dialects are subcategories of a parent language that use similar, but not identical rules.
Answer: TRUE
5) American Sign Language is simply a manual form of spoken English.
Answer: FALSE
6) You cannot have communication without speech and language.
Answer: FALSE
7) Dialectal speakers have a language disorder.
Answer: FALSE
8) Kindergartners know most of the rules of their native language.
Answer: TRUE
9) Spoken language is more informal than written language.
