Ch 12
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Abstract words are usually clearer to listeners than are concrete words.
False
Alliteration as a means of creating rhythm in a speech refers to repeating the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
True
If the meaning of a word is clear to you, you can assume that it is also clear to your audience.
false
Language needs to be appropriate to a speaker himself or herself, as well as to the audience, topic, and occasion.
true
One way to think of a word's denotative meaning is as its dictionary definition.
true
