Chapter 3

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What word would be considered most concrete?

Newark

What describes a word or phrase that is ineffective because it has been overused?

Cliché

What does loaded language rely on most heavily to be effective?

Connotations

What describes language that damages another person's reputation?

Defamation

What principle can help you differentiate factual claims from opinions?

Just because you agree with something does not make it a fact.

Which category would trigger words fall into?

Loaded language

True or false: All languages are symbolic.

True

What type of speaker is most credible?

Yin, who speaks with confidence and from experience

Speakers whom the audience trusts because they seem trustworthy have

credibility

Speakers whom the audience trusts because they seem trustworthy havev

credibility

Bricks are to a building as ______ are to language.

words

Which phrase is a cliché?

"It is what it is."

What word would be considered most abstract?

Emotion

Which of the following best describes the influence of words on the way we communicate with others?

Extensive

True or false: A good way for a speaker to demonstrate credibility is to use complex language.

False

True or false: Factual claims are generally true.

False

Which of the following is a violation of a syntactic rule?

From I just returned New York.

What are the essential qualities of language?

It is symbolic in nature. It has many layers of meaning.

What type of language falls under the category of defamation?

Libel Slander

What type of language has either strongly positive or strongly negative connotations?

Loaded

What is the best way to identify the denotative meaning of a word?

Look it up in a dictionary.

What characterizes ambiguous language?

Multiple meanings

What type of rules deal with the correct pronunciation of a word?

Phonological

What is an example of a new word that has been acquired due to the expansion of technology?

Podcast

What type of rules refers to how context influences the interpretation of words?

Pragmatic

What type of rules governs what words mean?

Semantic

Which word has the strongest connotative meaning?

Slum

What describes a statement that can be interpreted in multiple ways?

Ambiguous

Which of these best describes the process of creating meaning?

Deceptively complex

Which of the following best describes the denotative meaning of a word?

Definite

What describes the unique version of a language used by people from the same region?

Dialect

Which word best describes language with strong connotative meanings?

Suggestive

What characteristic of language refers to how words represent objects and ideas but are not themselves the objects or ideas?

Symbolism

What type of rules dictates the order in which words are arranged?

Syntactic

Which of the following describes a set of rules that governs language?

Syntax

Which of the following has the greatest influence on the coinage of new words?

Technology

Which of these would be considered a trigger word?

Terrorist

Why would a manager use I-statements instead of you-statements?

To avoid projecting her thoughts and feelings onto others

Why is it important to follow the rules of your native language?

To be understood even if the meaning of words changes over time

What is the goal of using language?

To communicate meaning

What is the basic goal of all communication?

To create meaning

Which of the following is most relevant to pragmatic rules?

Tone

What is an example of a phonological rule?

Using a rolled r in the Spanish word perro.

A structured system of symbols used for communicating meaning is known as

language

Which of the following is an example of a semantic rule?

When Midwesterners say pop, they mean soda.

Which word is part of a dialect?

Y'all


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