Language and Evolution
Description: This quiz tests your knowledge of the evolution of language and its relationship with human evolution. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: language evolution human evolution linguistics |
Which theory suggests that language evolved as a result of natural selection?
What is the term for the process by which languages change over time?
Which of these is NOT a proposed mechanism for the evolution of language?
What is the term for the idea that language is a uniquely human trait?
Which theory proposes that language evolved from gestures and body movements?
What is the term for the idea that language influences the way we perceive and understand the world?
What is the term for the process by which languages become more similar over time?
Which of these is NOT a proposed factor that contributed to the evolution of language?
What is the term for the idea that all languages share certain fundamental similarities?
Which theory proposes that language evolved as a result of the need for communication in social groups?
What is the term for the process by which languages become more diverse over time?
Which of these is NOT a proposed mechanism for the transmission of language?
What is the term for the idea that language is a learned behavior?
Which theory proposes that language evolved as a result of the need for communication in hunting and gathering societies?
What is the term for the process by which languages become extinct?