Communcation: Language style and Gender

Which of the following statements explaining communication is CORRECT?

• process of sending, receiving & understanding messages

• use of different media –visual, spoken or written that can affect the way the messages are received.

• involves the transmission of a message from one person to another

• all of the above

The style in which we learn to speak depends on which of the following elements?

• the culture in which we were raised

• socioeconomic background

• gender

• education level

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to ________________, people from working class and middle class used different kinds of language codes.

• William Labov

• Jerome Brunner

• Basil Bernstein

• Chomsky

Bernstein indicated that people from working class use ______________ code whereas people from middle class use ______________ code.

• restricted ; elaborated

• restricted ; BEV

• elaborated ; restricted

• BEV ; restricted

Which of the following characteristics related to restricted code are ACCURATE?

• short and simple sentences are used

• much of the meaning only make sense if the context is known

• few descriptive words are used

• events in the past or future are referred to.

Which of the following characteristics related to elaborated code are ACCURATE?

• events in the past or future are referred to

• the meaning is clear from the sentence alone

• commands are frequently used to gain compliance

• more use of descriptive words are used

Bernstein stated that working class children had language deficit because they only use inferior restricted code. This is due to __________________.

• limited in socio-economic status

• environmental influence

• limited in education

• cultural influence

William Labov (1970) introduced the concept of:

• Boys English Vernacular

• English Language Deficiency

• Black English Vernacular

• Black English Versatile

Which of the following statement is accurate with regards to Labov's idea of language style?

• Black English Vernacular (BEV)

• Work with black children in Washington, US who spoke BEV

• BEV is different from English not deficient (complex)

• Strongly opposed Bernstein’s idea

"I didn’t do nothing" and "You don’t have to be no Einstein" are examples of:

• Elaborated code

• Black English Vernacular (BEV)

• Restricted code

• White English Vernacular