#1
What is the term for the smallest unit of meaning in language?
Morpheme
Phoneme
Syntax
Semantics
#2
In the context of linguistic origins, what is etymology?
The study of the evolution of language families
The study of the meanings of words
The study of word origins and their historical development
The study of phonetic changes in languages over time
#3
What is the term for the ability to understand and use words in context?
Syntax
Pragmatics
Morphology
Semantics
#4
What is the term for the rules that govern how words are formed in a language?
Morphology
Syntax
Phonology
Pragmatics
#5
What is the term for the rules that govern the order of words in sentences?
Morphology
Syntax
Phonology
Pragmatics
#6
Which of the following best describes the process of word recognition?
Identifying individual letters and combining them into words
Breaking down words into morphemes
Rapidly identifying whole words without analyzing individual letters
Deciphering phonetic symbols
#7
What is the term for the process of sounding out unfamiliar words by recognizing individual letter sounds?
Whole language approach
Phonetic decoding
Semantic analysis
Syllabication
#8
Which area of the brain is primarily associated with word reading processes?
Frontal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
#9
What is the term for the study of how sounds function in languages?
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Pragmatics
#10
Which of the following is a characteristic of dyslexia?
Difficulty with comprehension but not word recognition
Difficulty with word recognition but not comprehension
Strong phonological skills
High reading accuracy
#11
Which theory suggests that words are recognized by their overall shape rather than individual letters?
Phonological processing theory
Dual-route cascaded model
Interactive activation model
Word shape theory
#12
According to the Dual-Route Cascaded Model, which route is primarily responsible for reading irregular words?
Lexical route
Phonological route
Semantic route
Orthographic route
#13
What is the term for the phenomenon where a word temporarily loses its meaning after repetition?
Semantic satiation
Lexical access
Syntactic ambiguity
Phonemic restoration
#14
What is the term for the inability to understand or use spoken or written language due to brain injury or disease?
Aphasia
Dysarthria
Apraxia
Alexia
#15
According to the Interactive Activation Model of word recognition, which level of processing involves identifying individual letters?
Phonological level
Orthographic level
Semantic level
Syntactic level