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__________ is "the systematic use of words and symbols to create and convey meaning." |
| | A) | Verbal language |
| | B) | Nonverbal language |
| | C) | Syntax |
| | D) | Linguistics |
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In the section of your textbook titled "Words Are Symbolic, Arbitrary, Ambiguous, and Changeable," our authors note, "Words are central to the way we create and share meaning." Keeping this in mind, select the appropriate term that matches the following phrase: "the property of words that allows us to talk about things without being the things themselves." |
| | A) | none of the below |
| | B) | symbolic |
| | C) | arbitrary |
| | D) | ambiguity |
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When we say that words are __________, we mean to say that they have no direct connection to the objects they represent. |
| | A) | symbolic |
| | B) | ambiguous |
| | C) | arbitrary |
| | D) | changeable |
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When we say that words are "based on social, political, and cultural contexts, and the historical time in which they are located," we are really saying that words are __________. |
| | A) | symbolic |
| | B) | arbitrary |
| | C) | ambiguous |
| | D) | changeable |
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This is the communication hypothesis which argues that "our thoughts are influenced by the words we know and the patterns of language that dominate our culture." |
| | A) | linguistic relativity hypothesis |
| | B) | Aiken-Cooper hypothesis |
| | C) | Aiken-Hayakawa hypothesis |
| | D) | none of the above |
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What type of language are we using if we employ the most "concrete, specific, and objective" meaning of a word? |
| | A) | connotative |
| | B) | denotative |
| | C) | syntactic |
| | D) | haptic |
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Select the appropriate term that matches the following definition: "the meanings of words based on individual or cultural experiences or values." |
| | A) | abstraction |
| | B) | concrete |
| | C) | connotation |
| | D) | denotation |
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These are "a set of conventions or rules shared by members of a culture and which governs the use of words and symbols." |
| | A) | syntax |
| | B) | haptics |
| | C) | linguistics |
| | D) | codes |
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These are "groups with which we most strongly identify:" |
| | A) | reference groups |
| | B) | power groups |
| | C) | small groups |
| | D) | none of the above |
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__________ is "the specialized language of a co-culture." |
| | A) | Jargon |
| | B) | Argot |
| | C) | Doublespeak |
| | D) | Slang |
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__________ is "the ability to adopt a preferred code based on the group with which you are interacting." |
| | A) | Linguistic-reflexivity |
| | B) | Linguistic-adaptation |
| | C) | Code-switching |
| | D) | Code-reflexivity |
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This is "prohibited words or the behaviors that those words describe." |
| | A) | red-flag language |
| | B) | conflictive language |
| | C) | instigative language |
| | D) | taboo language |
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In the "Ethical Challenges" section of Chapter Five, our authors discuss the concept of deception. Keeping this segment of the chapter in mind, what is known as "a socially accepted word or phrase substituted for an uncomfortable or unacceptable one"? |
| | A) | euphemism |
| | B) | ambiguity |
| | C) | doublespeak |
| | D) | rhetorical substitution |
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This is "the use of language to intentionally obscure, confuse, equivocate, or deceive." |
| | A) | euphemism |
| | B) | doublespeak |
| | C) | rhetorical ambiguity |
| | D) | none of the above |
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This is "talk about an absent party." |
| | A) | rumors |
| | B) | hearsay |
| | C) | gossip |
| | D) | calumny |
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