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What is a language savant?

Someone with exceptional language ability despite other cognitive challenges.

Which of the following best describes a splinter skill?

A highly advanced ability in one specific area while other cognitive abilities remain average or below average.

What does the theory of modularity of the mind propose?

Different regions of the brain are specialized for specific cognitive functions, such as language production or comprehension.

What is the main difference between Broca's area and Wernicke's area?

Broca's area helps produce clear, grammatically structured speech, while Wernicke's area helps us comprehend spoken and written language.

Which method of analysis for linguistic profiling looks at how stories and dialogue create personal and group identities?

Narrative Analysis

What is a way that linguistic profiling is used in the law?

• To identify the race of an individual

• .Discarding evidence because of psychological biases towards an eyewitness's dialect

• Denial of housing opportunities to minority groups based on assumptions about their voice through phone calls

• All of the above

All of the above

Why was William Labov important to the development of the theory of linguistic profiling?

He studied variability in speech based on working profession, economic class, and ethnic background, which established a systematic method for measuring speech variability.

What did John Baugh conclude through his housing study?

When a black or Latino accent was used over the phone, they were more frequently denied housing offers and information.

Which factor most influences whether a person considers a particular swear word offensive?

Culture

Which factor may influence how offensive a swear word is perceived when used by a particular speaker?

The individual’s social status

Which is NOT a reasoning as to why people curse more on social media?

1. There will not be as strong of a risk of physical retaliation

2. They post anonymously, hiding their identity

3. A person's religion encourages them to use swearing more

4. They are impacted by modern-day music, movies, television, etc.

A person's religion encourages them to use swearing more

What's the simplest reason people use swear words in everyday talk?

To express strong feelings like pain, surprise, or emphasis

Which of these is not an example of speech technology?

1. Alexa

2. Microsoft Translator

3. Google gemini

4. Apple dictation

Google gemini

The __ Act in Tennessee was the first to target Al voice cloning.

Elvis

What is a pro for voice technology?

Helps people with physical and motor disabilities.

Which US president had a famous Al deep fake robo call scandal?

Biden

How does broader pop culture contribute to baby-naming trends?

It introduces new names through celebrities, movies, TV shows, and songs in the media.

What are phonoaesthetics?

The study of the aesthetic qualities of sounds, focusing on if their combinations sound pleasant or unpleasant.

Which of the following is true about baby name trends?

1. The same names are popular in each and every country

2. For a name to be popular, it should begin with the /k/ phoneme

3. Baby names trends are often cyclical, remaining popular for a generation and returning a few generations later

4. Current popular baby names have been popular for thousands of years

Baby names trends are often cyclical, remaining popular for a generation and returning a few generations later

What is true about illegal baby names in the United States?

There is no general rule, and each state has their own laws.

Which condition does hyperlexia have the most overlap with?

Autism spectrum disorder

What term best describes reading skills that may develop earlier than language?

Asynchronous cognitive development

What best describes Type Il Hyperlexia?

Hyperlexia in people with autism who receive speech therapy for social communication and reading comprehension

What is a challenge associated with hyperlexia?

Reading comprehension

How does bilingualism benefit businesses in a globalized world?

It helps bridge communication gaps and improves collaboration.

Which health benefit has been linked to bilingualism?

Bilinguals show delayed cognitive decline and later onset of diseases like Alzheimer’s.

What is NOT true of technology translation machines?

Sensitive to tone and nonverbal communication

Compared to monolinguals, bilingual individuals are:

Better at interpreting social cues and adapting to different environments

Which of the following cases was NOT solved through forensic linguistics?

Jack the Ripper

Unabomber

Angela Taylor

Ted Bundy

J.K. Rowling

Zodiac Killer

Weddell

Ted Bundy

How does AI and lip reading technology support people with hearing loss?

These systems analyze mouth movements and convert them to text. Allows people to communicate and improves accessibility in places with loud background noise or with no interpreter.

Lip reading is:

Not only the movement of the lips and mouth but a person’s emotional and facial expressions.

Somniloquy stages 1 and 2

Lighter non-REM sleep; sleep talking is more likely to be coherent and may sound like a person is having a conversation.

Somniloquy stage 3

Heavier non-REM sleep; talking becomes less intelligible and can be limited to moans or gibberish.​

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about sleep talking demographics?

It is found in all countries.

It tends to increase with age.

It often has a genetic influence.

It is most common in people with higher stress levels.

It tends to increase with age.

• Sleep talking decreases with age and is most common in children.

Why do people still gesture when talking on the phone?

It helps them think and speak more clearly.

Gesture Differences are often linked to:

• cultural norms around storytelling

• expression of emotions

• differences in perceived disrespect

• religion

• all of the above

All of the above

The digital era has accelerated language extinction. People must study English in order to study information, social media, and international platforms because over __% of the internet’s content is in English. 

Over 50% of the internet’s content is in English.

To this day, __ is the only extinct language that has been successfully revived.

Hebrew. The Hebrew revival occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, through which the language transitioned from being used in purely sacred settings to becoming the secular language of the Jews in Palestine. Modern Hebrew now has ~9 million speakers.

Researchers estimate that of the approximately 31,000 languages that have ever existed, only around __ exist today. That means over _% of all languages that have been spoken are now extinct.

Only around 6,000 languages exist today; over 80% of all languages ever spoken are now extinct.

Tongue twisters are difficult to say accurately and quickly because the human brain struggles with:

Coordinating movements between very similar phonemes. “s” and “sh” do not seem like very different sounds, but actually require a significant adjustment in the oral cavity and tongue placement that can be difficult to produce rapidly. 

Speakers usually make which kinds of errors in tongue twisters?

• Anticipation errors (a later sound replaces an earlier one) 

• Perseveration errors (an earlier sound lingers and affects the next word) 

• Blends (where two competing sounds combine into a mixed articulation)

Which of the following is NOT a common child-directed speech technique?

Simplified vocabulary

Watching TV

Repetition and redundancy

Pausing and turn taking

Watching TV

How does joint attention help communication between a child and caregiver?

Helps the child learn words and meaning when shared focus on the stimuli is then given context of what the stimuli is, helping the child map words faster and more easily.