<--BACKASL Linguistics Quiz #1 Instructions: Choose the best answer. When you are finished, click submit. 1. What is linguistics? a. The scientific study of language b. The scientific study of sign language c. The scientific study of linguini d. The scientific study of communication systems 2. What is language? a. A code for a code b. A type of rule-governed communication system c. A communication system composed of (mostly) arbitrary symbols d. A communication system composed of (mostly) iconic symbols 3. Morse code, semaphore, traffic signals, public symbols; and the information exchange processes used by bees, birds, dolphins, apes are examples of: a. Language b. Rule governed communication systems c. Derivational Creoles d. Organized iconic constructs 4. Have arbitrary and/or iconic symbols that are organized and used systematically, and are shared by members of a community: a. Communication systems b. Languages c. Languages and communication systems d. Pragmatic systems 5. Are "productive," have ways of showing the relationship between symbols, can be used for an unrestricted number of domains, and change over time: a. Communication systems b. Languages c. Languages and communication systems d. Echo location systems 6. What do you call an English word that has been selected to correspond to an ASL sign in order to represent that sign in written form? a. A synonym b. A lexicalized word c. A predicate d. A gloss 7. What do you call the principle that states that in a two-handed sign, if both hands move, then they will have the same handshape and type of movement? a. Bimanual collusion b. The dominance condition c. The symmetry condition d. alliteration 8. What do you call the principle that states that in a two-handed sign, if each hand has a different handshape, then only the active hand can move; the passive hand serves as a base and does not move. a. The dominance condition b. The symmetry condition c. Phonesthesia d. Bimanual collusion 9. What are the seven basic handshapes used by the passive hand in a two-handed sign. (Note "G" and "1" are considered the same handshape.) a. A, B, C, G/1, O, S, and 3 b. A, B, C, D, O, S, and 5 c. A, B, C, H, O, S, and 5 d. A, B, C, G, O, S, and 5 10. What term means that the actual form of a symbol doesn't reflect the form of the thing or activity it symbolizes? a. Arbitrary b. Iconic c. Onomatopoeia d. Phonesthesia Name E-mail READY TO SUBMIT: I have filled out the above information. I have double checked to make sure each question is marked. I am turning in my answers officially for purposes of grading. I understand that I am not allowed to resubmit my answers once they have been graded. After you click submit you should be taken to a confirmation page within minute or two. Your Score: Correct answers: Copyright © 2003 Lifeprint.com. All rights reserved. Revised: 08/30/21
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1. What is linguistics? a. The scientific study of language b. The scientific study of sign language c. The scientific study of linguini d. The scientific study of communication systems 2. What is language? a. A code for a code b. A type of rule-governed communication system c. A communication system composed of (mostly) arbitrary symbols d. A communication system composed of (mostly) iconic symbols 3. Morse code, semaphore, traffic signals, public symbols; and the information exchange processes used by bees, birds, dolphins, apes are examples of: a. Language b. Rule governed communication systems c. Derivational Creoles d. Organized iconic constructs 4. Have arbitrary and/or iconic symbols that are organized and used systematically, and are shared by members of a community: a. Communication systems b. Languages c. Languages and communication systems d. Pragmatic systems 5. Are "productive," have ways of showing the relationship between symbols, can be used for an unrestricted number of domains, and change over time: a. Communication systems b. Languages c. Languages and communication systems d. Echo location systems 6. What do you call an English word that has been selected to correspond to an ASL sign in order to represent that sign in written form? a. A synonym b. A lexicalized word c. A predicate d. A gloss 7. What do you call the principle that states that in a two-handed sign, if both hands move, then they will have the same handshape and type of movement? a. Bimanual collusion b. The dominance condition c. The symmetry condition d. alliteration 8. What do you call the principle that states that in a two-handed sign, if each hand has a different handshape, then only the active hand can move; the passive hand serves as a base and does not move. a. The dominance condition b. The symmetry condition c. Phonesthesia d. Bimanual collusion 9. What are the seven basic handshapes used by the passive hand in a two-handed sign. (Note "G" and "1" are considered the same handshape.) a. A, B, C, G/1, O, S, and 3 b. A, B, C, D, O, S, and 5 c. A, B, C, H, O, S, and 5 d. A, B, C, G, O, S, and 5 10. What term means that the actual form of a symbol doesn't reflect the form of the thing or activity it symbolizes? a. Arbitrary b. Iconic c. Onomatopoeia d. Phonesthesia
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