Areas of Language
This is the area of language that deals with speech sound rules
What is phonology?
This is the type of cell that makes up most of the CNS.
What is a neuron?
This is a type of verb that has a direct object.
What is a transitive verb?
This type of morpheme can stand on its own as a word.
What is a free morpheme?
B. F. Skinner
What is Behaviorism?
This is the area of language that deals with the context of language and conversation.
What is pragmatics?
This is the layer of the brain that contains gray matter and controls higher-order thinking.
What is the cerebrum/cortex?
This is a type of verb that does not have a direct object.
What is an intransitive verb?
This type of morpheme must be connected to another morpheme to form a word.
What is a bound morpheme?
Noam Chomsky
What is Generative/Nativist Theory?
This is the area of language that deals with the smallest units of language that hold meaning.
What is morphology?
This is the area of the brain thought to be responsible for language processing.
What is Wernicke's area?
This tense of verb is always accompanied by -ing.
What is a progressive verb?
This type of morpheme is used to show changes in verb tense.
What is inflectional?
Albert Bandura
What is Social Learning Theory?
This is the area of language that deals with word order.
What is syntax?
This is the area of the brain thought to control the motor aspects of speech.
What is Broca's area?
This is a type of verb that is used to convey tense or level of intention.
What is an auxiliary?
This type of morpheme is used to change a verb into a noun.
What is derivational?
Jean Piaget
What is Cognitive Theory?
This is the area of language that deals with word meaning.
What is semantics?
This is the band of fibers that connects the language processing area of the brain and the language production area of the brain
What is the arcuate fasciculus?
This type of verb is used to describe a state of being.
What is a copula?
This type of morpheme is used to convey possessiveness.
What is inflectional?
Lev Vygotsky
What is Social Interactionist Theory?