LING111 How Language Began Quiz

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Language is the greatest technological discovery ever made.

True

Homo Erectus lived on the Earth for just 100,000 years.

False

Homo Erectus did not create representations of reality like carvings.

False

Homo Erectus travelled the oceans.

True

Homo Erectus was able to make the same range of sounds that humans make today.

False

Homo Erectus was not able to organize villages into different sections.

False

A G1 grammar is able to express the same things as G2 and G3 grammars.

True

There is a language that has as few as ten sounds.

True

Indexes are signs that are physically connected to what they represent.

True

According to Everett, language started 60,000 generations ago.

True

In essence, language is two things: symbols and grammar.

True

Icons have a physical resemblance to what they represent.

Trueterm

A symbol is a sign that is culturally connected to its meaning.

True

Homo Erectus made tools that were upgraded by succeeding generations.

True

A shovel can not be a symbol for cultural values.

False

Homo Erectus travelled to the area where Beijing is today.

True

Dan Everett has identified six kinds of grammar in his field research.

False

We now understand everything about language.

False

According to Everett, language is an innate ability in humans.

False

Languages can become more elaborate or more simple over time.

True

Only humans communicate by means of language.

True