BS EnglishELL-103: Introduction to Language Studies

In 1922 _______ presented Bow-wow Theory about Origin of Language.
1. George Yule
2. Jesperson
3. Peter Roach
4. Charles Darwin
In _____ Jesperson presented Bow-wow Theory about Origin of Language.
1. 1920
2. 1921
3. 1922
4. 1923
Human teeth are upright, not slanting outwards like those of apes, which is useful for:
1. Ripping food
2. Tearing food
3. Making dental sounds
4. Making bilabial sounds
Humans have a smaller, thicker and more muscular tongue which can be used to shape a wide variety of sounds inside the _________.
1. Nasal Cavity
2. Oral Cavity
3. Larynx
4. Human Range
The increased risk of choking for humans is result of:
1. Adaptive creation of Larynx
2. Adaptive creation of Pharynx
3. Upright Posture
4. Bipedal Movement
The young deaf children who become ﬂuent in sign language would be cited in support of the
1. Physical Adaption Theory
2. Natural Sound Source Theory
3. Bow-wow Theory
4. Innateness hypothesis
King James the Fourth of Scotland carried out an experiment and supported the language:
1. Greek
2. Hebrew
3. Egyptian
4. Arabic
The idea that primitive words could have been imitations of the natural sounds which early men and women heard around them is:
1. Social Interaction Source Theory
2. Natural Sound Source Theory
3. Physical Adaptation Source Theory
4. Genetic Source Theory
The strongest point in support of Social Interaction Source Theory is that it places language development:
1. In social context
2. In human mind
3. In physical effort
4. In group work history
Tool-making, or the outcome of manipulating objects and changing them using both hands, is evidence of:
1. Language development
2. Social Activity
3. Natural work
4. Brain at work

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BS English
ELL-103: Introduction to Language Studies