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ASL Linguistics Quiz #7
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61. What types of signs differ in their movement but share the same handshape, location, and orientation?
a. compound pairs
b. noun-verb pairs
c. form morphemes
d. cheremes

62. The process of repetition is called:
a. affixation
b. compounding
c. lexicalization
d. reduplication

63. The process of adding bound morphemes to other forms to create new units is called:
a. affixation
b. compounding
c. lexicalization
d. attachment

64. The use of affixation in ASL would result in the creation of a: [p54-56 "read for understanding"]
a. form morpheme
b. process morpheme
c. lexicalized sign
d. reduplicated sign

65. Noun-verb pairs provide an example of: [p54-56 "read for understanding"]
a. creation of a form morpheme
b. creation of a process morpheme
c. lexicalized signs
d. compounding

66. The creation of a new word by combining two free morphemes is called:
a. noun-verb pairing
b. affixation
c. incorporation
d. compounding

67. The first contact rule applies to:
a. nonmanual markers
b. compounds
c. determiners
d. the weak hand

68. When compounds are made in ASL, internal movement or the repetition of movement is eliminated. This principle is called:
a. topicalization
b. reciprocity
c. The single sequence rule
d. segmenting

69. When a right handed signer signs the concept "BELIEVE," (which is made up from the signs "THINK" and "MARRY") his left hand is formed into a "C" handshape while the right hand is signing "THINK." This is an example of:
a. weak hand anticipation rule
b. reciprocity
c. The single sequence rule
d. prediction rule

70. Movement epenthesis, hold deletion, and assimilation are what kind of rules?
a. Morphological rules
b. Phonological rules
c. Syntactic rules
d. Pragmatic rules

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