Track 6

Unit 9

Linguistics

Animal Communication

Take the unit test

Listen to each question, circle the letter of the correct answer

1. What is one of the main ideas of the lecture?

2. Which idea was not discussed in the lecture?

3. What is the definition of displacement?

4. Which creature can skillfully use displacement?

5. What sophisticated communication ability do killer whales possess?

6. What animal has shown a limited ability to use discreteness?

7. What are chimpanzees unable to do when they communicate?

8. Which of the following is probably true of animal communication?

9. What would the speaker probably say about animal’s ability to communicate about past events?

10. What would the speaker probably say about humans ability to communicate with animals?