Language and Meaning

Which of the following terms refers to disrespectful language?

• Profanity

• Jargon

• Cliches

• Regionalisms

Dating is important because

• you tend to view objects, people or situations as remaining the same.

• situations change little or not at all over time.

• you are saying that something is always static or universally staying a certain way

• you clarify a perception based on a particular experience in a specific context.

A word's dictionary definition is known as

• abstract meaning.

• connotative meaning.

• denotative meaning.

• concrete meaning.

Which of the following is not a characteristics of language?

• Organizes reality.

• Classifies reality.

• Is arbitrary.

• Is concrete.

"Powder my nose" is an example of

• Jargon.

• Euphemisms.

• Profanity.

• Cliches.

"CPU" (Central Processing Unit) and "RAM" (Random Access Memory) are the examples of

• jargon.

• slang.

• profanity.

• cliches.

Restarting another person's message by rephrasing the content or intent of the message is known as

• define your terms.

• check your perceptions.

• paraphrase.

• frozen evaluation.

"Chairman" and "Salesman" are the examples of

• racists language.

• gender-biased language.

• ageist language.

• heterosexist language.

How to improve language skills?

• Use descriptiveness.

• Use concrete language.

• Differentiate between observation and inferences.

• All of the above.

Because messages can vary depending on situation, to examine the context of the communication is important. This concept is called

• syntax.

• pragmatics.

• semantics.

• encoding.