Author Question: There generally is no relationship between the sound of a word and its meaning. This characteristic ... (Read 61 times)

Yi-Chen · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

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