Language Acquisition and Universal Grammar Quiz

According to Brown's study in 1973, how do children acquire morphemes?

• In a random order

• In a consistent order

• Only after learning to speak

• After reaching a certain age

What did Chomsky suggest about language acquisition?

• It is a learned behavior

• It is innate and genetic

• It depends on social interaction

• It is not related to genetics

What is the first phase in Chomsky's notion of Universal Grammar?

• Computing dependency relations

• Syntactic integration

• Computing local phrase structures

• Learning vocabulary

Which area of the brain is associated with computing dependency relations in sentences?

• Posterior STG

• Broca's area

• LAD

• MERGE process

During which phase does the posterior STG get activated?

• When computing local phrase structures

• When computing dependency relations

• During syntactic integration

• When learning new vocabulary

What is the role of Broca's area according to the text?

• It is responsible for syntactic integration.

• It is recruited for the construction of dependency relationships.

• It subserves local phrase structure-building.

• It is involved in the processing of auditory information.

Which area is responsible for syntactic integration as mentioned in the text?

• Frontal operculum

• Anterior STG

• Posterior STG

• Broca's area

What function do the frontal operculum and the anterior STG serve together?

• They are responsible for syntactic integration.

• They are involved in auditory processing.

• They subserve local phrase structure-building.

• They are recruited for the construction of dependency relationships.