Quiz 7 (@+ = correct)



What is required of a device that is able to translate speech in one language to speech in another language?

@-speech recognition

@-translation of the lexicon and phrase structure

@-speech synthesis

@+all of the above


Sound is caused by:

@+vibration of a source, which in turn causes compression waves across air molecules

@-the reflection of light from a source

@-vibration of a source, which in turn causes the air molecules to stop vibrating

@-electrical energy


Structural ambiguity:

@-is a type of lexical ambiguity

@+explains why the same string of words can have multiple meanings

@-proves that functional categories are necessary

@-all of the above


Sound can be represented by:

@-a frequency spectrum

@-a waveform

@-a transverse convolution

@+both a and b


Which of the following are stages of language development that occur in hearing infants but that do NOT occur in deaf infants?

@-babbling

@-first words occur around eleven months of age

@-begin combining two words around eighteen months of age

@-all of the above

@+none of the above