1 Pointing is a type of imagistic gesture, and is an icon in Pierce's classification of signs. A O2 O1 True R1 Read p.000 again. O2 False R2 2 Which of the following is the main function of beats? A O3 O1 To keep the right tempo in speaking R1 Beats might be used to maintain speaking tempo, but this is not their main function. See p.000. O2 To depict the rhythmic movement of an object being spoken about R2 See p.000. O3 To mark segments of discourse R3 O4 To draw the attention of the addressee to something or indicate its location R4 No, these are some of the main functions of pointing. See p.000. O5 To indicate agreement with someone R5 See p.000. 3 In Australian Aboriginal societies the index finger is never used in pointing. A O2 O1 True R1 No, pointing with the index finger is usually rare, not non-existent; read p.000 again. O2 False R2 4 One limitation of gestures is that they cannot be used metaphorically. A O2 O1 True R1 To the contrary, gestures can be used metaphorically: see p.000. O2 False R2 5 Primary sign languages used in deaf communities are genuine and full human languages. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 Read p.000 again. 6 Sign languages that arise in relatively isolated communities with a high proportion of deaf persons are called: A O4 O1 pidgin sign languages R1 See p.000. O2 alternate sign languages R2 See p.000. O3 home sign languages R3 See p.000. O4 village sign languages R4 O5 International sign languages R5 See p.000. 7 Lexical signs in primary sign languages are never non-manual. A O2 O1 True R1 See p.000. O2 False R2 8 All signs of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) are iconic. A O2 O1 True R1 Examine Figure 13.3 again. O2 False R2 9 Which of the following is not an example of a movement feature of manual signs? A O3 O1 movement of a hand upwards in an arc R1 See p.000. O2 opening of hand(s) R2 See p.000. O3 holding the hand so palm faces towards the signer's body R3 O4 a squeezing action with the hand(s) R4 See p.000. O5 moving the hand so that it repeatedly faces towards and away from the signer's body R5 See p.000. 10 Primary sign languages generally use space to convey grammatical information (though not necessarily exclusively). A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R1 See box on p.000. 11 Which of the following morphological processes is uncommon in most primary sign languages? A O3 O1 reduplication R1 See p.000. O2 compounding R2 See p.000. O3 affixing R3 O4 use of classifier handshapes R4 See p.000. 12 In many sign languages there are certain verbs that employ different handshapes depending on the type of entity involved in the action. What are the different handshapes called? A O1 O1 classifiers R1 O2 compounds R2 See p.000. O3 phonemic handshapes R3 See p.000. O4 derived handshapes R4 See p.000. 13 Sign languages such as ASL, Auslan and BSL, incorporate borrowings from English, representing these borrowings in the form of fingerspellings. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 See p.000. 14 Lexemes in sign languages can generally be assigned to different parts of speech according to their different morphological and syntactic behaviour. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False O2 See p.000. 15 Auslan uses non-manual features to distinguish declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamative moods in clauses. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 See p.000. 16 Content interrogatives in Auslan and Finnish Sign Language usually involve both manual and non-manual markers. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 See p.000. 17 Does psycholinguistic evidence support the claim that the higher degree of iconicity of signs of sign languages compared to signs of spoken languages facilitates the processing of signs? A O2 O1 Yes R1 No, it doesn't: see pp.000. O2 No R2 18 Some of the structural differences between signed and spoken languages may be consequences of differences in the mediums they employ. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 See p.000. 19 In some socio-cultural contexts hearing people have developed elaborated codified systems of gestural signs that are used in contexts where speech is impractical or inappropriate. Such systems are called: A O2 O1 village sign languages R1 See p.000. O2 alternate sign languages R2 O3 manually coded spoken languages R3 See p.000. O4 fingerspelling systems R4 See p.000. 20 In the sign languages of Central Australia all signs are manual. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 See p.000. 21 Like primary sign languages, Warlpiri Sign Language is a distinct linguistic system from spoken Warlpiri. A O2 O1 True R1 No, Warlpiri Sign Language is effectively a representation of spoken Warlpiri in the gestural medium. See p.000. O2 False R2 22 Plains Indian Sign Language is a lingua franca that developed amongst groups of Native Americans on the Great Plains who did not share a spoken language. A O1 O1 True R1 O2 False R2 See p.000. 23 Primary sign languages like Danish Sign Language, American Sign Language, British Sign Language, and Nicaraguan Sign Language are as similar to one another as British English and American English. A O2 O1 True R1 See the discussion of intelligibility among sign languages on p.000. O2 False R2