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| ____ 1. The Sapir Whorf hypothesis states that ____ |
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| language influences perception |
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| ____ 2. April and Josh are considering dating each other and are discusssing their future plans. This use of language is best described as ____ |
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| using language to discuss things outside our immediate experience |
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| ____ 3. The importance of understanding personal assumptions behind a word reflects a word’s ____ |
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| ____ 4. In ____, communication is general, abstract, indirect, and ambiguous, leaving a lot of the meaning to be determined by the context. |
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| ____ 5. When we say that a word's meaning is affected by syntactic context, we mean that ____ |
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| meaning is affected by other words in the sentence |
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| ____ 6. Ashley says, "The porch light was shining like the North Star." This is an example of ____. |
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| ____ 7. Which of the following statements are true of a low-context culture? |
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| Information is presented directly. |
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| ____ 8. Which of the following statements are true about slang? |
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| Slang can be effective if it is appropriate for the context and listeners. |
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| ____ 9. Which of these statements is an example of using inclusive language? |
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| "Each student should sign the honor pledge on his or her exam." |
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| ____ 10. Which of the following attributes are associated with feminine styles of language? |
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| Emphasis on concrete and personal language |
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| ____ 11. Which of the following phrases would be most likely classified as a masculine style of language? |
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| "I'm sure you'd agree that ..." |
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| ____ 12. Which of the following is competent advice for being linguistically sensitive? |
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| ____ 13. Tia says, "Ew! Lizards are so gross and scary." Aimee disagrees, "No way! They're awesome pets and so sweet." Tia and Aimee are disagreeing about the ____ of the word "lizard." |
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| If instead of saying "The car was wrecked" you say, "The left fender was dented by a hit-and-run driver," you are using: |
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| Saying "I don't know what it's like now, but when I attended Cawley High School five years ago, it was one of the top schools in the state" is: |
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| Qualifying a statement appropriately, to avoid an assertion that goes beyond the supportive evidence, is an important step for effective: |
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| ____ 17. Paul used a practice that allowed him to recognize he was about to apply a generalization to a specific person. This practice is known as: |
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| ____ 18. Which of these statements is an example of a statement that includes dating information? |
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| Deanna was grouchy when I spoke with her yesterday. |
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| ____ 19. We use language to assign, label, define, and limit. |
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| ____ 20. Denotative meanings reflect our emotions and experiences, whereas connotative meanings reflect the dictionary definition. |
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| ____ 21. Concrete words are sense-related. We use concrete words to describe what we can see, smell, touch, hear, or taste. |
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| ____ 22. When you have the choice between a more common vivid word or or an obscure words, you should choose the more obscure. |
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| ____ 23. Dating information helps increase message effectiveness and speaker credibility. |
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| ____ 24. Jargon and slang are appropriate in most situations. |
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| ____ 25. This statement is an example of indexing generalizations: Pitbulls are really dangerous dogs and should not be kept as pets. |
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| Explain the difference between masculine and feminine styles of language. Give an example of how societal expectations for masculinity and femininity have affected language choices. How does gender influence the likelihood that powerless language will be chosen? |
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| 27. Describe the various methods that you could use to improve your langauge skills. |
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