Chapter 1: The Origins of Language

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o The theory that suggests language began as a result of natural sounds is called the
________ theory.

o The ________ hypothesis proposes that human language evolved from primate
calls.

2. True/False:

o The "bow-wow" theory suggests that language originated from the imitation of
natural sounds. (True/False)

o The "yo-he-ho" theory is related to the sounds made during physical effort.
(True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o Which of the following theories suggests that language developed from social
interaction?

 a) Bow-wow theory

 b) Yo-he-ho theory

 c) Pooh-pooh theory

 d) Ta-ta theory

o The idea that language is a divine gift is associated with the:

 a) Natural Sound Source

 b) Social Interaction Source

 c) Genetic Source

 d) Divine Source

Chapter 2: Animals and Human Language

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Chapter 1: The Origins of Language

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o The theory that suggests language began as a result of natural sounds is called the
________ theory.

o The ________ hypothesis proposes that human language evolved from primate
calls.

2. True/False:

o The "bow-wow" theory suggests that language originated from the imitation of
natural sounds. (True/False)

o The "ding-dong" theory proposes that language arose from the emotional
responses provoked by environmental stimuli. (True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o According to the ________ theory, language developed from gestures and body
movements.

 a) Ding-dong

 b) Bow-wow

 c) Gestural

 d) Pooh-pooh

o The ________ hypothesis argues that language evolved as a way to establish social
bonds.

 a) Gestural

 b) Social bonding

 c) Pooh-pooh

 d) Ding-dong

4. Matching:

o Match the following terms with their definitions:

 A) Gestural Theory

 B) Bow-wow Theory

 C) Pooh-pooh Theory

 D) Social Bonding Hypothesis

 5. ________ Language evolved from emotional responses to environmental
stimuli.

6. ________ Language began as imitation of natural sounds.

7. ________ Language developed from gestures and body movements.

8. ________ Language arose to foster social cohesion.

Chapter 2: Animals and Human Language

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o ________ are the basic units of communication in the animal world.

o Human language is characterized by its ________ and ________.

2. True/False:

o Animals are capable of producing and understanding language in the same way as
humans. (True/False)

o The main difference between animal communication and human language lies in
its productivity and displacement. (True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o Which of the following is a key feature that distinguishes human language from
animal communication?

 a) Instinctive vocalizations

 b) Limited use of symbols

 c) Productivity

 d) Fixed repertoire of signals

o Human language allows speakers to communicate about:

 a) Present events only

 b) Past, present, and future events

 c) Basic survival needs

 d) Immediate emotions only

4. Matching:

o Match the following terms with their definitions:

 A) Productivity

 B) Displacement
  C) Arbitrariness

 D) Instinctive Vocalizations

5. ________ The ability to create and understand an infinite number of

messages.

6. ________ The ability to talk about things that are not present.

7. ________ The lack of a direct connection between a linguistic form and its
meaning.

8. ________ Inborn sounds that are not learned.

Chapter 3: The Sounds of Language

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o Phonetics is the study of ________ sounds, while phonology focuses on ________.

2. True/False:

o Phonetics examines the physical properties of speech sounds. (True/False)

o Phonology investigates how sounds function within a particular language system.

(True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o Which of the following is a voiced consonant?

 a) /s/

 b) /t/

 c) /v/

 d) /f/

o The study of speech sounds in terms of their physical properties such as frequency
and amplitude is known as:

 a) Phonetics

 b) Phonology

 c) Morphology

 d) Syntax

4. Matching:

o Match the following terms with their definitions:

 A) Phonetics
  B) Phonology

 C) Voiced Consonant

 D) Place of Articulation

5. ________ Study of the physical properties of speech sounds.

6. ________ Study of how sounds function within a particular language

system.

7. ________ A consonant produced with vibration of the vocal cords.

8. ________ The location in the vocal tract where a consonant sound is

produced.

Chapter 4: The Sound Patterns of Language

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o Phonotactics refers to the ________ of sounds within a language.

o ________ is the study of how sounds change over time.

2. True/False:

o Phonotactics governs the permissible combinations of sounds in a language.

(True/False)

o Historical linguistics examines how languages are used in everyday

communication. (True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o Which of the following is an example of a phonotactic constraint?

 a) /ŋ/ at the beginning of a word in English

 b) /b/ followed by /p/ in English

 c) /θ/ and /ð/ in Old English

 d) All of the above

o Sound change is influenced by factors such as:

 a) Isolation of speech communities

 b) Linguistic borrowing

 c) Physical environment

 d) All of the above

4. Matching:
 o Match the following terms with their definitions:

 A) Phonotactics

 B) Sound Change

 C) Phoneme

 D) Allophone

5. ________ Permissible combinations of sounds in a language.

6. ________ A predictable variant of a phoneme.

7. ________ The smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning.

8. ________ Systematic alteration of sounds over time.

Chapter 5: Word Formation

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o ________ is the process of creating new words.

o Compounding involves combining ________ to form a new word.

2. True/False:

o Derivation changes the grammatical category or meaning of a word. (True/False)

o Inflectional morphemes create entirely new words. (True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o Which of the following is an example of derivation?

 a) Dogs

 b) Quick

 c) Happier

 d) Jumped

o Compounding is a word-formation process primarily involving:

 a) Adding prefixes

 b) Adding suffixes

 c) Combining whole words

 d) Altering the internal structure of words

4. Matching:

o Match the following terms with their definitions:

  A) Derivation

 B) Compounding

 C) Inflectional Morpheme

 D) Bound Morpheme

5. ________ Creating a new word by adding affixes.

6. ________ Combining two or more words to create a new word.

7. ________ A morpheme that alters the grammatical function or meaning of

a word.

8. ________ A morpheme that cannot stand alone and must attach to a root.

Chapter 6: Morphology

1. Fill-in-the-Gap:

o ________ is the study of the internal structure of words.

o A ________ is the smallest unit of meaning in language.

2. True/False:

o Morphemes are the basic units of syntax. (True/False)

o Bound morphemes can stand alone as independent words. (True/False)

3. Multiple Choice:

o Which of the following is an example of a free morpheme?

 a) Un-

 b) Do

 c) -ed

 d) -s

o A morpheme that changes the meaning or part of speech of a word is a:

 a) Free morpheme

 b) Derivational morpheme

 c) Bound morpheme

 d) Inflectional morpheme

4. Matching:

o Match the following terms with their definitions:

 A) Morphology

 B) Morpheme

 C) Free Morpheme

 D) Bound Morpheme

5. ________ The study of the internal structure of words.

6. ________ The smallest unit of meaning in language.

7. ________ A morpheme that can stand alone as a word.

8. ________ A morpheme that cannot stand alone and must attach to a root.