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Chapter 7

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of linguistic code is more flexible and has more linguistic options?

a)

Restricted code

b)

Elaborated code

2.

What kind of verbal communication styles are mostly used in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany?

a)

Direct Style

b)

Indirect Style

c)

Contextual Style

d)

Succinct Style

3.

Which of the following countries is more used to using systematic honorifics?

a)

U.S

b)

Korea

c)

Israel

d)

Australia

4.

What are the characteristics of the elaborate style?

a)

Say no more or less than is needed

b)

Emphasize flashy and embellished language

c)

Use concise statements, understatements, and even silence

5.

In U.S, which verbal communication style do men prefer than women?

a)

Instrumental Style

b)

Affective Style

6.

Who was the first to propose the theory that the language of a particular culture directly influences how people think?

a)

Edward Sapir

b)

Benjamin Whorf

7.

What are the two principles in the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

a)

Principle of Linguistic Determinism

b)

Principle of Linguistic Relativity

c)

Principle of Generative Grammar

d)

Principle of Sounds and Symbols

8.

All languages consist of a systematic set of sounds, combined with  a set of rules, for the sole purpose of creating meaning and communicating

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The set of rules, or grammar, is called syntax.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The letters of a language’s alphabet are symbols representing sounds, called what?

a)

Durpnemes

b)

Morphemes

c)

Phonemes

d)

consonant

11.

Which of the following are some examples of dialects?

a)

Slang

b)

Jargon

c)

Chicano

d)

All of them

12.

True or false: According with some linguistics, the total number of dialects spoken in U.S are three

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following are examples of U.S dialects?

a)

Texas English

b)

Midwest Accent

c)

Appalachian

d)

All of them

14.

True or false: In the Japanese culture if a woman wants to see more attractive she must speak proper for of Japanese dialect called Danseego.

a)

True

b)

False