Language Is

Language psc 100

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Miriam Ohaji-adiele
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Communicative
a system of communication that allows people to express their ideas, feelings, and thoughts
Language is a structured system of communication that uses grammar and vocabulary to convey meaning. It can be spoken, signed, or written
Language is diverse across cultures and time. It has the ability to create an infinite number of sentences and refer to things that aren't present.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Language Is -- and --
Referential
Communicative
expressions
Meaningful
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mental lexicon
a part of the human language system that stores information about words, including their meanings, pronunciations, and syntactic characteristics
It's also known as a mental dictionary.
library” of words we use and their links to real-
world representations
Words are mentally represented and organized in an easily accessible way to support efficient processing.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is lexical decision task.
a cognitive experiment that measures how quickly and accurately people can identify whether a string of letters is a word or not. It's a common tool in psychology and psycholinguistics research.
library” of words we use and their links to real-
world representations
Language allows us to represent the world (or a possible world) in
our minds
You will be faster to say that a letter string is
a word than to say it is not a word. Why? Because for
nonwords you must do an exhaustive search.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The lexicon
is a big multi-
dimensional web of information
about words.
Is Linguistics
The Lexicon helps people to pay closer attention to how they eat, what they buy, and where their responsibility begins for creating a healthier, safer food
the complete set of meaningful units in a language
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Words get meaning
Many words derive their core meaning from a root word, which is often from an older language like Latin or Greek.
From language
From pictures
from their
context of use
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Notice that the link between what a word means and how it’s said is
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