Unit 8 PSYC289 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER The mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge
Language - CORRECT ANSWER Symbols that convey meaning, plus rules for combining those
symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages.
Symbolic Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER People use spoken sounds and written words
to represent objects, actions, events, and ideas
Semantic Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER Language area concerned with understanding
the meaning of words and word combinations
Generative Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER A limited # of symbols can be combined in
an infinite variety of ways to generate an endless array of messages
Recursive/recursion - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to place a phrase of components inside
another component of the same kind, enabling the creation of an infinite sentence from finite rules
Structured Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER Rules govern the arrangement of words into
phrases and sentences (language has a hierarchical structure)
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER The smallest speech units in a language that can be
distinguished perceptually
Syllables - CORRECT ANSWER A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without
surrounding consonants, forms whole or part words.
Orthography - CORRECT ANSWER The standardized system for writing a language
, Letters (lower and uppercase) - CORRECT ANSWER Lower and uppercase letters are used to aid
readability and grammar.
Punctuations - CORRECT ANSWER Structures sentences to aid clarity and dictates pacing.
Morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER The smallest units of meaning in a language
Words - CORRECT ANSWER The actual definite meaning of a word
Word senses - CORRECT ANSWER The mental concept associated with a word, separate from the
actual entity it refers to.
Phrases - CORRECT ANSWER Words/sentences compiled together with a complex meaning.
Sentences - CORRECT ANSWER Words compiled together to create a specific meaning.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER A system of rules that specify how words can be arranged
Grammar - CORRECT ANSWER The whole system and structure of a language
Subject - CORRECT ANSWER Who/what the sentence/phrase is about
Verb - CORRECT ANSWER Represents an action, state, or occurrence (doing or being word[s] in
a sentence or phrase.
Word order - CORRECT ANSWER The sequence of words in a sentence governed by grammatical
rules
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Cognition - CORRECT ANSWER The mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge
Language - CORRECT ANSWER Symbols that convey meaning, plus rules for combining those
symbols that can be used to generate an infinite variety of messages.
Symbolic Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER People use spoken sounds and written words
to represent objects, actions, events, and ideas
Semantic Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER Language area concerned with understanding
the meaning of words and word combinations
Generative Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER A limited # of symbols can be combined in
an infinite variety of ways to generate an endless array of messages
Recursive/recursion - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to place a phrase of components inside
another component of the same kind, enabling the creation of an infinite sentence from finite rules
Structured Language Property - CORRECT ANSWER Rules govern the arrangement of words into
phrases and sentences (language has a hierarchical structure)
Phonemes - CORRECT ANSWER The smallest speech units in a language that can be
distinguished perceptually
Syllables - CORRECT ANSWER A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without
surrounding consonants, forms whole or part words.
Orthography - CORRECT ANSWER The standardized system for writing a language
, Letters (lower and uppercase) - CORRECT ANSWER Lower and uppercase letters are used to aid
readability and grammar.
Punctuations - CORRECT ANSWER Structures sentences to aid clarity and dictates pacing.
Morphemes - CORRECT ANSWER The smallest units of meaning in a language
Words - CORRECT ANSWER The actual definite meaning of a word
Word senses - CORRECT ANSWER The mental concept associated with a word, separate from the
actual entity it refers to.
Phrases - CORRECT ANSWER Words/sentences compiled together with a complex meaning.
Sentences - CORRECT ANSWER Words compiled together to create a specific meaning.
Syntax - CORRECT ANSWER A system of rules that specify how words can be arranged
Grammar - CORRECT ANSWER The whole system and structure of a language
Subject - CORRECT ANSWER Who/what the sentence/phrase is about
Verb - CORRECT ANSWER Represents an action, state, or occurrence (doing or being word[s] in
a sentence or phrase.
Word order - CORRECT ANSWER The sequence of words in a sentence governed by grammatical
rules
