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Michelle Martinez
CogSci1 M10-12
October 22, 2001

Weekly Questions

1. Which rule of linguistic competence pertains to the sound system? (CS p.152)
a. Phonology
b. Morphology
c. Syntax
d. Semantics

2. What development of D.H. Klatt is a digital implementation of an electroacoustic synthesizer utilized by the best system of rules for synthesizing speech? (HAL p.115)
a. DECTalk
b. Linear predictive coding
c. Spectral shaping module
d. Speech synthesizer

Answers: a, c

3. What makes animals incapable of communicating with humans? (Do they even attempt to communicate with humans?) (CS)

4. Can an animal be taught to read by sounding out words and/or understanding them? HAL)