CDS final exam questions & answers
Communication - ANSWERSThe process participants use to
exchange information/ideas, needs and desires
Language - ANSWERSthe communication code - a socially shared code or conventional
system for representing concepts through a set of symbols and the rules for using them.
A social tool that allows us to exchange information using the same code.
Code - ANSWERSThe __________ enables us to represent an object, event, or relationship.
Speech - ANSWERSA verbal means of communicating.
It requires precise neuromuscular
coordination
Content, form, and use - ANSWERSThe components fo language
semantics - ANSWERSis a system of rules governing the meaning or content of words and word
combinations.
Meaning Content - ANSWERSis a system of rules governing the _________ or ________ of
words and word combinations.
World Knowledge - ANSWERSRefers to an individual's
repertoire of word and symbol definitions based on world knowledge.
, Speech Chain - ANSWERSThe "Speech Chain" involves encoding,
transmitting, and decoding
Syntax - ANSWERSThe form or structure of a sentence is governed by the rules of _________
Morphology - ANSWERSis concerned with the internal
organization of words.
Morphemes - ANSWERSthe smallest grammatical unit in a language.
Phonology - ANSWERSThe study of the sound system of language; the sounds the language
uses, as well as the rules for their combination
Pragmatics - ANSWERSRules related to language use within the
communicative context (social skills)
Nativist Approach - ANSWERSNaom Chomsky believed that humans are born with a language
acquisition device (LAD), which allows children to learn the rules of language.
¡Specifically, it was believed that children use the "universal phrase structure rule" (noun + verb)
to learn language.
Behaviorist Approach - ANSWERSB.F. Skinner Language is learned or conditioned through
association between a stimulus and subsequent response.
Interactionist Approach - ANSWERSA combined approach in which "biology" and "participation"
in the linguistic environment work together for language growth.
Nurture - ANSWERSHumans gain knowledge through experience
Communication - ANSWERSThe process participants use to
exchange information/ideas, needs and desires
Language - ANSWERSthe communication code - a socially shared code or conventional
system for representing concepts through a set of symbols and the rules for using them.
A social tool that allows us to exchange information using the same code.
Code - ANSWERSThe __________ enables us to represent an object, event, or relationship.
Speech - ANSWERSA verbal means of communicating.
It requires precise neuromuscular
coordination
Content, form, and use - ANSWERSThe components fo language
semantics - ANSWERSis a system of rules governing the meaning or content of words and word
combinations.
Meaning Content - ANSWERSis a system of rules governing the _________ or ________ of
words and word combinations.
World Knowledge - ANSWERSRefers to an individual's
repertoire of word and symbol definitions based on world knowledge.
, Speech Chain - ANSWERSThe "Speech Chain" involves encoding,
transmitting, and decoding
Syntax - ANSWERSThe form or structure of a sentence is governed by the rules of _________
Morphology - ANSWERSis concerned with the internal
organization of words.
Morphemes - ANSWERSthe smallest grammatical unit in a language.
Phonology - ANSWERSThe study of the sound system of language; the sounds the language
uses, as well as the rules for their combination
Pragmatics - ANSWERSRules related to language use within the
communicative context (social skills)
Nativist Approach - ANSWERSNaom Chomsky believed that humans are born with a language
acquisition device (LAD), which allows children to learn the rules of language.
¡Specifically, it was believed that children use the "universal phrase structure rule" (noun + verb)
to learn language.
Behaviorist Approach - ANSWERSB.F. Skinner Language is learned or conditioned through
association between a stimulus and subsequent response.
Interactionist Approach - ANSWERSA combined approach in which "biology" and "participation"
in the linguistic environment work together for language growth.
Nurture - ANSWERSHumans gain knowledge through experience
