Question 1

A list of all the words of a language is known as a lexicon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One of the goals of most communication schools is to train and encourage students to use newspeak.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain and give an example of each of the following kinds of language. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using each kind? Kinds: ambiguous language, abstract language, euphemistic language, metaphorical language, immediate language.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain and give an example of each...

Question 4

Jargon is specialized language known to in-group members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is true of gender and communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women talk more than men. 
B)  Men talk more than women. 
C)  In friendly, same-gender dyads, men talk more than women. 
D)  In task-oriented cross-gender groups, men talk more than women.

Question 6

According to linguistic determinism

Accepted Answer

A)  natural signs are more powerful than conventional signs. 
B)  language determines thought. 
C)  people who use correct grammar get better jobs and are perceived as more honest than those who make grammatical errors. 
D)  the ability to understand and use language is innate.

Question 7

Boys' play often involves boasting, mocking insults, and teasing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is NOT true of the word boys?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contains two morphemes 
B)  It contains one bound and one unbound morpheme 
C)  It is made up of a single phoneme 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Ling belongs to a __________ culture therefore, it is not necessary to spell out messages explicitly and she seldom says things she believes listeners already know.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  high-context 
C)  expressive 
D)  formal

Question 10

John and Sandra Condry asked people to interpret why a newborn was crying. Those who were told the baby was a girl assumed the baby was

Accepted Answer

A)  complaining. 
B)  afraid. 
C)  angry. 
D)  in pain.

Question 11

The term "natural language" refers to spoken language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

John never answers a question directly. Although he stays on topic, he hems and haws and is far from clear. He violates which maxim?

Accepted Answer

A)  quality 
B)  quantity 
C)  relevancy 
D)  manner

Question 13

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis outlines the maxims that must be followed for cooperative communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

__________ knowledge allows us to pronounce familiar words correctly and know how unfamiliar words sound.

Accepted Answer

A)  Phonological 
B)  Semantic 
C)  Syntactic 
D)  Pragmatic

Question 15

A speech act is

Accepted Answer

A)  the social intent of a speaker when he or she produces an utterance. 
B)  a tendency to use language to put on an act by assuming inappropriate social roles. 
C)  a random nonverbal behavior. 
D)  a sequence of behaviors that fit together and that have a beginning, middle, and end.

Question 16

Sometimes people send indirect messages by intentionally violating conversational maxims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A phoneme is the smallest unit of the semantic subsystem of language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research on girls' play shows that girls' games often focus on matters of inclusion and exclusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to CMM theory, what four levels of context must we take into account during communication? Give an example of a pragmatic rule at each of the four levels.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to CMM theory, what four levels...

Question 20

Rapport talk is more characteristic of men than of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Encoding Messages: Spoken Language

A list of all the words of a language is known as a lexicon.

One of the goals of most communication schools is to train and encourage students to use newspeak.

Explain and give an example of each of the following kinds of language. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using each kind? Kinds: ambiguous language, abstract language, euphemistic language, metaphorical language, immediate language.

Jargon is specialized language known to in-group members.

Which is true of gender and communication?

According to linguistic determinism

Boys' play often involves boasting, mocking insults, and teasing.

Which is NOT true of the word boys?

Ling belongs to a __________ culture therefore, it is not necessary to spell out messages explicitly and she seldom says things she believes listeners already know.

John and Sandra Condry asked people to interpret why a newborn was crying. Those who were told the baby was a girl assumed the baby was

The term "natural language" refers to spoken language.

John never answers a question directly. Although he stays on topic, he hems and haws and is far from clear. He violates which maxim?

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis outlines the maxims that must be followed for cooperative communication.

__________ knowledge allows us to pronounce familiar words correctly and know how unfamiliar words sound.

A speech act is

Sometimes people send indirect messages by intentionally violating conversational maxims.

A phoneme is the smallest unit of the semantic subsystem of language.

Research on girls' play shows that girls' games often focus on matters of inclusion and exclusion.

According to CMM theory, what four levels of context must we take into account during communication? Give an example of a pragmatic rule at each of the four levels.

Rapport talk is more characteristic of men than of women.