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ASL Linguistics Quiz #24
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231. The older form of the sign HOME: [p 171]
a. Used two hands
b. Was a compound consisting of EAT and SLEEP
c. Was an initialized sign
d. Was signed starting near the ear and moving to the mouth

232. The sign DEAF: [p 172]
a. Is signed from chin to ear
b. Is signed from ear to chin
c. Is signed either from chin to ear or ear to chin
d. None of the above

233. The dropping of a subject pronoun wit h verbs that usually require s subject (such as FEEL, KNOW, or LIKE) is an example of:
a. Lexical Variation
b. Phonological Variation
c. Morphosyntactic Variation
d. Historical Change

234. Use of language that goes beyond the sentence. How language is organized in conversations or in written texts.
a. Orthogonality
b. Interlocution
c. Norms
d. Discourse

235. How many people can sign at once, how much one person should sign, what can be signed about, and so forth:
a. Norms
b. Discourse rules
c. Internal structure
d. Language as Skilled Work

236. Conversations that tell someone about a conversation that has already taken place:
a. Register Variation
b. Constructed Dialogue
c. Self-selecting
d. Topicalization

237. Language appropriate for a certain occasion:
a. Norms
b. Discourse rules
c. Register Variation
d. Language as Skilled Work

238. Two languages used in the same location and both stay:
a. Pidgin
b. Creole
c. continued bilingualism
d. maintained bilingualism

239. In the American Deaf Community, most deaf people know some form of English and ASL:
a. Is a false statement
b. Creole
c. continued bilingualism
d. maintained bilingualism

240. When one language borrows a word or a sign from another language and incorporates it into its system this is called:
a. Lexical borrowing
b. Code Switching
c. Lexicalization
d. Unique phenomena

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