CLEP Intro Edu Psych

Category - Cognitive Perspective

Derek Bickerton is a researcher who dedicated his life to studying language. Which of the following properties is used to define language?
  1. Language must be used to communicate between individuals
  2. Language must be structured
  3. Language must be generative
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - Language is used to communicate between individuals. It also must be structured. In most languages, words outside a structured order have a changed or diminished meaning. Language must also be generative, meaning that the basic words of the language can be used to build other words or meanings.
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