Exam 5: Language: Barrier and Bridge

"Thanks for helping," is an example of behavioural language.

What is the main idea communicated by the term linguistic relativism?

You think Dave, a personal trainer at the gym, is "egotistical." Your friend thinks he has a lot of "self-confidence." What is the cause of your disagreement about Dave?

Using "I" language is egotistical.

Canada is a high-context language culture.

On the strength of a recommendation from one of your friends, you took a class from a psychology instructor who your friend had described as "witty and bright." However, you find the instructor boring and dull. Why were you a victim of this misunderstanding?

"Excuse me. I have an 8 am exam. Would you mind turning down the music just a little?" What form of deferential language is this?

According to research, women talk more than men.

How can a person clarify misunderstandings that revolve around emotive, equivocal, and relative language?

How do men and women's conversational styles differ?

Aiden is a teen who has recently started to use slang that his parents don't fully understand. He also complains that his parents speak like they are "from a different planet." What linguistic strategy is Aiden using?

At the end of class, a group of students were talking about their presentation that is due the following week. It becomes clear to their instructor, Professor Bake, that they have not met to work on their presentation or even to organize their work. Professor Bake speaks up and states to them, "It's about time to get started, isn't it?" What type of deferential language did the professor use?

Emotive words sound like statements of fact, but they're typically opinions.

Martin teaches at a local college and has done everything he can to ensure he uses a generic pronoun. He struggles with how best to address his class. According to the text, which greeting would be the most appropriate?

What type of language rule does the statement "here the drink bring" violate?

According to the textbook, women need same-sex conversations more than men do.

Linguistic relativism is a notion that holds that our language exerts a strong influence on our perceptions.

Identify each of the following statements as fact or inference. a. inference b. fact -You told Alice that I didn't want to go out for dinner tonight.

Which of the following is a language style in which speakers defer to listeners by using hedges, hesitations, intensifiers, polite forms, tag questions, and disclaimers?

Jason has moved to a new school. He starts using slang that other students are using even though these are words he normally doesn't use. What is Jason experiencing?