Exam 3: Verbal Communication

The fact that the letters d, o, and g spell dog, yet nothing about the word resembles what a dog actually looks like, illustrates the arbitrariness of symbols.

______ meaning refers to a word's informal meanings that are connected closely to our feelings and personal experiences.

To say that symbols bear no likeness between the word (symbol) and the thing it represents, suggests that symbols are ______.

What is verbal communication? Give an example.

Phonemes combine to form morphemes, which are the largest units of meaning in language.

What is inclusive language? Give an example of a word that may exclude people.

When she is with her musician friends, Tamar uses the word hot to describe music they create. She is aware that this is a good term because she is knowledgeable of its ______ meaning among her musician friends.

In the English language, there is social agreement on what type of furniture the word desk pertains to, even though desks have many distinct looks. This social agreement best demonstrates which characteristic of symbols?

Symbols that represent ideas, people, places, or concepts are known as ______.

Verbal and nonverbal communication are not distinct from each other because they both send the same message.

______ meaning refers to a word's formal or "dictionary" definition.

The conventional message design logic (MDL) is considered the most complex of the three message design logics.

Ned and Bob recognize that they should wait in line until it's their turn at the local burger place; otherwise, they might be seen as rude. This is an example of ______.

The phrase "It's good!" has a completely different meaning for football fans than it does for people dining at a restaurant. This is an example of symbols as ______.

Verbal messages are considered ______ codes which represent messages through symbols.

What is the difference between constitutive rules and regulative rules?