There generally is no relationship between the sound of a word ...

[Yi-Chen]

There generally is no relationship between the sound of a word and its meaning. This characteristic of language is referred to as _______________.
 
  a. unpredictability c. randomness
   b. arbitrariness d. onomatopoeia

Question 2

After learning sign language, Nim's language ability, as measured by utterance length, ___________________ .
 
  a. was similar to that of deaf children
   b. progressed faster than deaf children
  c. remained at the level of an 18-month-old child
  d. was similar to that of hearing children

[mjbamaung]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: b

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c

[Yi-Chen]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[peter]

Gracias!