2. Which of the following is false?
A. Adults have a hard time pronouncing phonemes from a second language that do not exist in their mother tongue
B. ed, s, ness, and un are all different types of inflections, but not morphemes
C. Phonolgoical rules only allow certain combinations of phonemes to be used in word construction
D. The English language contains over 50000 morphemes and about 40 phonemes

3. Morphological rules control
A. the formation and structure of words
B. the way words are arranged in phrases and sentences
C. the abstract system of grammatical rules
D. rules that apply to natural language

4. Analyzing sentences only at the surface level structure is known as
A. transformational approach
B. syntactic approach
C. generative approach
D. shallow processing approach

5. The most common words used by babies usually refer to
A. parents
B. food
C. actions
D. objects

6. When mothers speak to their babies often they
A. emphasize differences between vowels
B. use high-pitched voices
C. use a sing-song voice to communicate
D. all of the above
7. Chomsky believes
A. all children arrive comparable grammars
B. reinforcement is an integral part of langage acquisition
C. internal states need to be studied to make a science out of language acquisition
D. none of the above

8. Chomsky proposes individuals ___________ comprehend certain combinations of words
A. spontaneously
B. gradually
C. never
D. always

9. The rules of the English auxiliary system demonstrate
A. transformational grammar
B. generative grammar
C. prescriptive grammar
D. descriptive grammar

10. Skinner would most likely use
A. classical conditioning
B. operant conditioning
C. both A + B
D. neither A nor B

11. Genie helped prove
A. grammar can be learned
B. language is an innate process
C. there is a critical period for language onset
D. one needs only to be surrounded by language

12. Linguists currently
A. have an explanatory theory
B. have deduced a general theory for language development
C. believe grammar stems from innate processes
D. understand all there is to know about language

13. How many phonemes does papercutter contain?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4