Psycholinguistics Lecture Notes

What does the study of psycholinguistics focus on?

• A) How humans acquire, process, and use language

• B) The history of languages

• C) Only the structure of language

• D) None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a component of language?

• A) Phones

• B) Syntax

• C) Photosynthesis

• D) Morphemes

Fill in the blank: ______ are the smallest units of meaning in a language (e.g., "boy", "-ing").

• Morphemes

• Phonemes

• Syllables

• Sentences

Which theory states that language is learned through reinforcement and punishment?

• Chomsky's Transformational Grammar

• Behaviorism (Skinner)

• Social Interactionist Theory

• Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

Fill in the blank: Chomsky's ______ differentiates between surface and deep structures in language.

• Transformational Grammar

• Universal Grammar

• Generative Phonology

• Structural Linguistics

The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) refers to an innate capacity for language learning.

• True

• False

What is overextension in language development in children?

• Overapplying grammar rules

• Generalizing names for things

• Single word represents a sentence

• None of the above

Fill in the blank: ______ speech is when a single word represents a sentence in early language development.

• Holophrastic

• Telegraphic

• Babbling

• Echolalic

Which of the following best describes overregularization?

• Generalizing names for things

• Overapplying grammar rules

• Using telegraphic speech

• Babbling

What is parsing in the context of language comprehension?

• Breaking down language into parts to understand meaning.

• Translating language into another language.

• Memorizing vocabulary words.

• Ignoring grammatical structure.