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71) Children acquire most syntactic rules by __________, and continue to acquire more complex rules as they develop. a. around 10 months old b. about 1 year of age c. 2 years of age d. preschool age 72) Penny has begun to use words such as “daddy play” and “soft kitty” to express herself. Penny is in what stage of speech production? a. Morphemes b. One-word stage c. Two-word phrases d. Generative speech 73) All of the following are true of sign language, except a. it features generativity. b. there is one universal form of sign language. c. it uses both iconic and non-iconic signs. d. there are complex syntax structures. 74) When people are bilingual, speaking two or more languages, how will they respond when given personality tests in the two languages? a. They will respond more securely in their first language. b. Their responses will be the same in either language. c. They will show more friendliness in their second language. d. They will reflect the culture of the language they are using. 75) Which of the following is true with respect to the brain areas associated with spoken and signed language? a. Sign language is associated with activation of Wernicke’s area but not Broca’s area. b. Sign language is associated with use of brain areas that concern visual and spatial processing only. c. Both spoken and sign language show activation of the “language areas” of the brain, and sign language also relies on visual and spatial processing areas. d. People who use sign language show much greater activation of visual and spatial processing areas than those who use spoken language alone. 76) Which of the following is false with respect to language development in deaf babies? a. Deaf babies acquire their first “words” (signs) much later than hearing babies. b. Deaf babies pass through the same stages of syntactic development as hearing babies. c. Deaf babies engage in babbling behaviour with their hands rather than vocally. d. Deaf babies born to hearing parents may be slightly delayed if the parents do not know how to sign. 77) All of the following are myths about sign language, except a. deaf babies babble with their hands. b. American Sign Language translates word-for-word to spoken English. c. signing has a negative effect on a deaf child’s ability to speak. d. because they can lip-read, deaf people do not need to learn sign language. 78) One of the key difficulties in studying how deaf infants acquire language is a. the small population size. b. having similar learning conditions between deaf and hearing babies. c. differences in how babies babble. d. that deaf babies do not learn syntax. 79) Henry hears German spoken in his home, but he is exposed only to English in school. It is likely that Henry a. will fail to experience difficulties in either language. b. will have difficulties in vocabulary, but not syntax. c. will shown metalinguistic deficits. d. will have improved metalinguistic ability. 80) The case of Genie and her failure to acquire meaningful language ability best supports a. metalinguistic deficiency. b. the nativist approach. c. the critical period theory. d. the limitations of bilingualism.