The Rules of a Language That Tell Speakers Which Sounds

question 30

Multiple Choice

The rules of a language that tell speakers which sounds to use and how to order them are called

• A) morphological rules.
• B) phonological rules.
• C) semantic rules.
• D) syntactic rules

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Definitions:

Hominins

Members of the taxonomic grouping (family Hominidae) that includes all species directly related to humans, past and present, including Homo sapiens and our immediate ancestors.

Acheulian Tools

Stone tools associated with early human species, characterized by hand axes and cleavers produced during the Lower Palaeolithic era.

Homo Erectus

An extinct species of hominid that lived throughout most of the Pleistocene, known for standing upright and using tools.

H. Floresiensis

A species of small hominin that lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia, known for its remarkably small stature and brain size.