Exam 3: D: Communication and Culture

When comparing men and women who have equal status, men tend to interrupt more often than women do.

Unlike with other codes, there is a natural and universal connection between language symbols and the things they represent.

The imagining functional competency refers to our ability to use language to play as well as our ability to think ahead and anticipate what someone else might say.

Speakers who use qualifiers, hedges, and disclaimers are usually perceived to be uncertain or hesitant and, therefore, less powerful.

Using informal language within a conversation can create a comfortable and informal context.

Asking questions is a way of using language to accomplish the functional competency of informing.

Every word has both a denotative and connotative meaning.