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