Comm 2110 Chapter 4

Which rules govern how individuals use language to interact with other people?

• Semantic rules

• Syntactic rules

• Pragmatic rules

• Spelling rules

What is it called when a word's definition is subjective, incorporating a word's emotional impact?

• Connotative meaing

• Denotative meaning

• Empathetic meaning

• Metameaning

In which of the following do words help humans create reality?

• Individuals use words to label their experiences

• Words have the power to impact what an individual believes and feels

• Specific words impact how an individual receives the message communicated

• All of these are correct.

Which theory suggests that language impacts perceptions by showing a culture's worldview?

• Uncertainty reduction theory

• Theory of rejection sensitivity

• Osgood and Schramm Model

• Sapir-Worf hypothesis

Which function of language is used to explore and investigate the world, solve problems, and learn from your discoveries and experiences?

• Interactional functions

• Heuristic functions

• Ritual functions

• Representational functions

What is it called when an individual adapts their communication style to be more like the speaker?

• Linguistic relativity

• Diverge affiliation

• Converge affiliation

• All of these

An individual's ability to be mindful and sensitive to all functions and forms of language is called what?

• Linguistic empathy

• Language awareness

• Language adaptation

• Relative language

Which of the following skills diminishes in middle adulthood?

• Listening

• Vocabulary development

• Reading

• Speaking

Which of the following is a required behavior when checking for understanding?

• Looking

• Leaning

• Listening

• Spelunking

During a recent job interview, the interviewer asked Rebecca if she was planning on becoming pregnant in
the next few years while working for the company. Which type of language did the interviewer utilize?

• Affiliation

• Agist

• Sexist

• Racist