According to Chomsky's approach to language,
a. the words that are actually spoken are called deep structure.
b. if two sentences have similar surface structure, they must also have similar deep structure.
c. ambiguity arises when a surface structure has two different deep structures.
d. when two different surface structures have the same deep structure, the two surface structures are called prototypes.
Question 2According to the cognitive-functional approach to language,
a. we need to explore how morphology has implications for syntax.
b. people have strong, explicit knowledge about the way they understand and create language.
c. the purpose of language is to convey meaning to other people.
d. language is a unique skill, and it is not really related to other cognitive processes such as attention and memory.
Question 3The cognitive-functional approach to language emphasizes that
a. speakers typically use language skillfully, which helps listeners to pay attention to the most important part of a message.
b. speakers realize that people are especially skilled at understanding nested language.
c. linguistic information is processed by isolated parts of the brain that are not connected with other brain regions.
d. the right hemisphere of the brain functions differently than the left hemisphere
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