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Chapter15 Language and Communication Multiple Choice Quiz 1.All of the following is true about human language except that it: C A permits the discussion of past and future. B is based on an arbitrary association between words and the things for which they stand. C is produced only when particular environmental stimuli are encountered. D relies almost totally on learning. E allows one to benefit from others experiences. 2.All of the following statements about call systems are true except that they: D A consist of a limited number of sounds. B are made only in the presence of certain stimuli. C are used by chimpanzees. D permit discussion of the past. E are used by gorillas. 3.When the chimpanzee, Washoe, combined the signs for water and bird to denote a swan she saw, she was displaying: D A displacement. B a call system. C a focal vocabulary. D productivity. E diglossia. 4. Which term refers to the study of speech sounds and consideration of which sounds are present and significant in a given language? A A phonology B morphology C phonetics D phonemics E kinesics 5. Which of the following is commonly used to communicate status differences in Madagascar? D A bowing B falsetto voice C limp handshake D lowering ones head E firm handshake 6. Which term refers to the study of the significant sound contrasts of a given language? D A phonology B morphology C phonetics D phonemics E kinesics 7. What term refers to a sound contrast that makes a difference to meaning? D A morpheme B lexicon C syntax D phoneme E kinesics 8. Pit and bit are two words in English differentiated by a single sound contrast between the /p/ and the /b/. This means that /p/ and /b/ are __D______ in English. A morphemes B a lexicon C a syntax D phonemes E kinesics 9. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that: A A the grammatical categories of different languages lead their speakers to think about things in particular ways. B there are ten b