is central to our ability to fit into society successfully, and when difficulties with language and/or speech interfere with it, children often experience problems.
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[Ques. 2] Syntax is the
a. way language is actually used in conversation. b. smallest unit of sound.
c. smallest unit of meaning.
d. order in which words are combined.
[Ques. 3] The ability to receive and understand a message is called
a. fluency.
b. expressive language. c. receptive language. d. communication.
[Ques. 4] Semantics is
a. how language is used socially.
b. the grammatical rules of writing.
c. the meaning of words and sentences.
d. the sound system and rules for the combination of sounds.
[Ques. 5] Which of the following are the four processes involved in the production of speech?
a. Phonology, morphology, resonation, and semantics
b. Respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation
c. Phonology, phonation, resonation, and semantics
d. Audition, respiration, resonation and articulation
[Ques. 6] Being skilled in the area of supralinguistics means you can
a. understand any dialect.
b. understand sarcasm and/or puns. c. can communicate nonverbally.
d. can eliminate stuttering in an individual.
[Ques. 7] Communication requires which of the following three elements?
a. Phonology, morphology and semantics
b. A messenger, a message, and a set of arbitrary signals c. A sender, a message, and a receiver
d. A messenger, a speaker and morphology
[Ques. 8] Morphology is the
a. way language is actually used in conversation.
b. smallest unit of sound.
c. rules that address how words are formed.
d. order in which words are combined.
[Ques. 9] A specialist in language pragmatics studies
a. the ways language is used in a variety of contexts. b. how young children acquire language.
c. the mechanics of vocal production.
d. how the brain reacquires language after an injury.
[Ques. 10] The field of speech disorders has evolved over the years from a focus only on encompassing ________________.
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