Multiple Choice

Select the one answer that best completes the thought.

1		What are morphemes?
			A)	The smallest units of sound in a language that distinguish meaning.
			B)	The smallest units of sound in a language that convey meaning.
			C)	The same thing as a word.
			D)	None of the above.
2		What term refers to the arrangement and ordering of words into sentences?
			A)	Lexicon
			B)	Ethnosemantics
			C)	Syntax
			D)	Phonology
3		Linguists Sapir and Whorf both studied and wrote about:
			A)	The relationship between the language people speak and their perception of the world around them
			B)	The universal patterns of language all human beings express
			C)	African American Vernacular
			D)	Rap music and its influence on popular culture
4		Human language is considered distinct from other forms of animal communication because:
			A)	It communicates thoughts and ideas symbolically across generations
			B)	It is infinitely creative and expandable
			C)	It is based on a set of ideas that are learned across generations
			D)	All of the above
5		Comparing gender differences in speech in the United States and Madagascar reveals:
			A)	The differences between male and female speech patterns is the same in both places
			B)	Gender differences are based on anatomical differences so they show no variation throughout the world
			C)	Gender differences in speech patterns vary from culture to culture; in Madagascar men tend to express themselves in similar ways to women in the U.S.
			D)	None of the above is true of gender differences in the United States and Madagascar