The Concept of Linguistic Performance Is Exemplified by a Child

question 10

Multiple Choice

The concept of linguistic performance is exemplified by a child that

• A) generates the correct form of fly, when asked to describe what a bird had done.
• B) recognizes that flew fits better than flown into the sentence The bird ____ high.
• C) looks longer in the direction of a sentence containing the wrong grammatical form of a verb than one that uses the correct form.
• D) looks longer in the direction of fluent speech than disfluent speech that contains disruptions.

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Definitions:

Activity Base

A measure or factor used as a basis for allocating costs in managerial accounting, often related to the volume of production activity or the level of service provided.

Service Department Expenses

Costs incurred by support departments within an organization, like HR and maintenance, which do not directly contribute to revenue but are necessary for operations.

Budget Performance Report

A financial report that compares actual financial results to the budgeted amounts for a specific period to assess performance.

Significant Variances

Large or meaningful differences between planned and actual figures in budgeting or accounting, requiring investigation.