Exam 5: Verbal Communication

T F Even though oral language uses shorter words and sentences, it avoids contractions and colloquial expressions.

In work settings, men do most of the talking, even when women hold influential positions.

T F Robin Lakoff, one of the first linguists to write about gender differences, claims that women tend to use more tag questions at the end of sentences (such as "don't you agree?" and "haven't you?") than men.

Defining a computer as "a programmable electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes data" represents what type of meaning?

One study reported that 91 percent of respondents ranked foul language as "the most ill-mannered type of workplace behavior."

Linguist John McWhorter notes that many middle-class African Americans typically speak both Black English and Standard American English, alternating between the two, often in the same sentence. This is an example of

Which of the following words is the most concrete description of another person's behavior?

Whereas a symbol is an arbitrary collection of sounds, a sign

Which answer best represents the progression of a subordinate to basic to superordinate term?

The words pencil and pen are examples of

Language scholars C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards use a triangle to explain the three elements of language which are

At a regular study group meeting, one member asks that everyone be able to "summarize the most important information in each chapter." At the next meeting, another member distributes an outline of the textbook's important concepts but wonders why no one else in the group has made the same effort. This misunderstanding is an example of

"The Olympic ice hockey game was won by the women's team from Canada" is an example of a sentence using the active voice.

Swearing and cursing are universal behaviors in all cultures.

There are approximately 5,000 to 6,000 languages spoken in the world.

If the word "computer" evokes a negative image of an increasingly complex software nightmare that frustrates and infuriates you, what type of meaning is influencing your response to the word?

Bypassing uses words that reinforce stereotypes, belittle other people, or exclude others from understanding an in-group's message.

Collectivist cultures have an "I" orientation; individualistic cultures have a "we" orientation.

According to your textbook, the first humans to speak language as we know it lived in East Africa about 1 million years ago even though human ancestors lived about 4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia.

Ogden and Richards Triangle of Meaning does not use a solid line to connect the symbol and the referent because they must be mentally processed in order to result in meaning.