Communicating verbally

Which item below is a denotative meaning of a word?

A mouse is a four-legged mammal classified as a rodent.

Which item below best illustrates the concept of code switching?

A navy vet who talks one way with his shipmates but quite another way when interviewing for a civilian job.

Which of the following is the best example of alliteration?

Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August.

To use words that are open to multiple interpretations is to use

Ambiguous language.

When you use acronyms and abbreviations in tweeting and texting, you are using an ancient rhetorical canon or principle called

Elocutio

Which of the following statements about language is FALSE?

Encoded messages are generally decoded accurately.

Which of the following is NOT a suggested approach to the use of racist language in communication?

Even if it means losing your job, you should tell your boss to quit telling racist jokes.

If you want to improve your verbal communication, you should avoid asking the other person, "What did you mean?"

FALSE

Language that denigrates people on the basis of their gender is known as racist language.

FALSE

The social function of verbal communication is the use of language to engage in critical thinking to evaluate and critique issues or ideas.

FALSE

The two processes for interpreting messages are denotation meaning and connotation meaning.

FALSE

When a relative is lunching with you and says, "I have to go to the little girl's room," she is using jargon.

FALSE

Which item below best illustrates the use of concrete language?

He had black hair, brown eyes, bronze complexion, and a pleasant smile.

Which of the following is the best example of a simile?

Her face brightened like a beacon when he complimented her.

Which statement below is an example of sexism in language?

It's okay to use man-linked words like freshman; everyone knows what you mean.

What kind of figurative language was the teacher using when she said, "the universe is a large pizza in which just one of the pepperonis is our galaxy surrounded by many others"?

Metaphor

A coffee advertisement claims that "Good coffee is like friendship; rich and warm and strong." The advertisers are using a simile.

TRUE

Building your vocabulary can improve your verbal communication.

TRUE

The agreed-upon meaning of a word, the one generally found in the dictionary, is known as the denotative meaning.

TRUE

Verbal communication includes a number of rules including rules of place.

TRUE

using language to convey meaning is known as verbal communication

TRUE

Which of the following observations is NOT credible?

The internet is the one place where profanity can be used openly with no prohibitions.

Turn talking is most commonly exhibited in which communication situation?

a conversation.

Using the term "friendly fire" to refer to an American soldier killed by another American soldier is to use

a euphemism.

When the physician tells the patient that she has a tumor the size of a grape, the physician is using what language strategy for clarification?

a figure of speech.

A modern example of the language creativity function would be

acronyms and abbreviations used in texting.

Politicians who answer questions without giving any specific details are using

ambiguous words.

In which situation below should you be most careful about your language choices?

an interview for an important job

Effective communicators follow

communication rules that vary with place and who is there.

"Trouble talk" is a social function of communication characterized by

complaining about problems without really expecting any solution.

When Blake was a young child, he and his grandfather were involved in a boating accident. Blake's negative reaction when he hears the word boat is an example of

connotative meaning.

Strategies for improving verbal communication include all of the following EXCEPT

correcting others.

The social function of lanugage

creates and supports relationships

The use of an array of rhetorical devices is characteristic of the ___________ function of verbal communication.

creative

observations are

descriptions of what you directly saw, touched, tasted, smelled, or heard.

The analytical function of verbal ability is used to

evaluate ideas.

Instrumental language usually

functions as a tool to get something done.

Because listeners daydream, speakers need to say a message in more than one way by using all of the following strategies EXCEPT

implementation

When your teacher tells you that your term paper is due in three weeks, your teacher is using which function of language in communication?

instrumental

Rules of engagement refer to rules about all of the following EXCEPT

interfering with communication.

The connotative meaning of a word could include all of the following EXCEPT

its dictionary definition.

An author finds this note from the textbook editor: "AU: OK to KT list at EOC?" The editor is using

jargon

In order to avoid offending people, journalists are expected to

mention age, race, or ethnicity only if it is important to the story.

New concepts require new words, referred to as

neologisms.

An excellent strategy to increase accurate communication is to state in your own words what you think the other person mean, a strategy called

paraphrasing

Saying "hi" to an acquaintance on the sidewalk and expecting only a "hi" in return is a form of communication called

phatic communication

Some people refer to their noon meal as supper; others have dinner at night. These are examples of what language characteristic?

regionalisms.

Examples of the analytical function of language include all of the following EXCEPT

restating the issue in figurative language.

The definition "informal, casual language used among equals" refers to

slang

The four functions of language include all of the following EXCEPT the

structural

An effective speaker should

summarize the message before finishing.

Language is

the code we use to communicate with each other.

Meaning is

the conveyed message and its interpretation by another.

Verbal communication is

the use of language to convey meaning.

Conflict management is

using language to resolve issues between individuals and groups.

In which situation below can you be most casual about your language?

with your best friends on a vacation