COMM 2400 Reading Quiz 2

How are questioning and stance related?

Questioning sequences may cue an asker's personal stance

Which of the following addresses, indicates that individuals have a close, friendly relationship:

"Hi Tyler, how was class?"

Which of the following is NOT correct about interruptions?

**Interruptions are perceived as negative in all contexts** Interruptions can be noted on transcriptions as overlapping talk The number of turns a person takes in conversation shapes perception about the speaker's identity. Interruptions can be potentially face-threatening

Which of the following illustrates a generic he form?

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Which of the following statement about dialects is NOT true?

Communication accommodation theory states that speakers will select the most prestigious dialect available in the social situation.

Speech acts perform the following function or functions:

Demonstrate prior identities Build relationships Threaten face **All of these answer apply**

Which of the following statements offers a cultural perspective on dialects?

Dialects are associated with different speech communities

A cultural perspective on interaction structure will NOT look at _________________.

How communicators keep interrupting others' talk in order to build up an authoritative identity.

Which of the following is NOT a rule for Transition Relevance Places(TRPs)?

If no one speaks, the current speaker may continue The speaker may select the next speaker **Conversations are organic and cannot be controlled** If no one is selected, anyone may speak next

Which of the following is NOT true regarding uptalk?

It is associated with particular master identities It is associated with being unintelligent **It displays certainty in one's statements** It displays a need for approval

_________________ refers to the effors at replacing ordinary talking practices with better, fairer ones.

Language reform

A commissive speech act functions to __________________.

Obligate one's self to future action

Rejecting a traditional marital naming convention:

Presents the self as unconventional or as challenging traditional assumptions about marraige.

Alice commented on her sister's sweater, saying that it was better than the chunky one she wore last week. The fact that this statement was phrased like a compliment, but was really a criticism is an example of which speech act principle?

Principle 4: Form and function need to be distinguished

Which of the following is an example of an adjacency pair?

Question-Answer-Answer

If a representative functions to report on how things are (i.e., a state of affairs), which of the following statements is an example of a representative?

We need a staff meeting.

A transcription is a written record of talk that captures all of the following except:

What is said exactly Pacing and intonation **The reason people say what they say** Moments of overlap

Words or phrases associated with particular speech communities are referred to as ______________. (For example, "chatspeak" such as "LOL" and "#winning" are associated with a particular generation).

slang

A speech act is defined as:

the social action that an utterance performs