Cross-Linguistic Patterns in Language and Science
Description: This quiz covers cross-linguistic patterns in language and science, exploring the relationship between language and scientific thought. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
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Tags: cross-linguistic patterns language and science linguistics cognitive science |
Which of the following is a cross-linguistic pattern observed in the way languages encode spatial relations?
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
Which of the following is an example of a linguistic category that is not found in all languages?
What is the term for the phenomenon in which the meaning of a word changes depending on the context in which it is used?
Which of the following is an example of a language that has a complex system of evidentiality?
What is the term for the phenomenon in which the structure of a language influences the way its speakers think and perceive the world?
Which of the following is an example of a language that has a grammatical gender system?
What is the term for the phenomenon in which a language has a limited number of sounds that can be used to form words?
Which of the following is an example of a language that has a tonal language system?
What is the term for the phenomenon in which a language has a system of grammatical cases that mark the different roles that nouns can play in a sentence?
Which of the following is an example of a language that has a system of grammatical number?
What is the term for the phenomenon in which a language has a system of grammatical tense that marks the time of an event or state?
Which of the following is an example of a language that has a system of grammatical aspect?
What is the term for the phenomenon in which a language has a system of grammatical mood that marks the speaker's attitude towards the proposition expressed by the sentence?
Which of the following is an example of a language that has a system of grammatical voice?