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MirandaLo

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on: Jun 20, 2018
When you read a section of your cognitive psychology textbook, you read language units that are longer than an isolated paragraph. This kind of language is called
 
  a. phonemes.
  b. discourse.
  c. pragmatics.
  d. schemas.

Question 2

Which of the following research topics would be most likely to emphasize the discourse aspect of language?
 
  a. Do people create shorter sentences when requesting something from a friend, rather than a stranger?
  b. At what age do children begin to create two-word phrases?
  c. Does the phonics approach increase children's ability to pronounce English words?
  d. Under what circumstances will students be able to identify a theme in a short story?


macagnavarro

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: b

Answer to Question 2

Ans: d


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