Question 1

A perfectly worded "I" statement delivered with total sincerity will ensure that the other person will not get defensive.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is Canada's third most frequently spoken mother tongue?

Accepted Answer

A)   Chinese
B)   French
C)   German
D)   Spanish

Question 3

Describe what abstract language is and how you use unnecessarily abstract language that can cause communication problems.Give three examples.Tell how you could lower the level of abstraction in each of the examples you have given or provide reasons why the higher-level abstraction is justified and relationally beneficial.

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Abstract language refers to using words ...

Question 4

Asking questions may be a way to avoid making a declaration of what you want or feel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is an example of man-linked language?

Accepted Answer

A)   men's washroom
B)   TV shows targeted towards men
C)   marketing materials that use language that attracts men
D)   fireman

Question 6

"I'm not very hungry" is an example of an intensifier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which rule governs the meaning of language,as opposed to its structure?

Accepted Answer

A)   equivocal words
B)   semantic rules
C)   relative language
D)   abstract language

Question 8

In the "'I' and 'You' Language on the Job" communication transcript in your text,what was Rebecca able to accomplish in her confrontation with Tom?

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A)   She got a commitment from him to not leave the office as frequently.
B)   She got a commitment from him to tell her how long he would be away each time he left the office.
C)   She let him know how she felt about his absences without attacking him.
D)   She was able to work out a schedule that allowed them both to be away from the office at different times.

Question 9

What are "piece" and "peace" an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)   equivocal words
B)   relative words
C)   euphemisms
D)   semantic rules

Question 10

Why is using low-level abstractions be helpful?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are clear and concise.
B)   They bring confrontation with others to a head.
C)   They let us talk about the differences between several objects or events.
D)   Abstractions are rarely helpful.

Question 11

Which statement best describes cultures that stress formality in language?

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A)   People talk less.
B)   There are fewer close relationships.
C)   Language use defines social position.
D)   Using correct grammar is most important.

Question 12

"When you left without saying where you were going,I felt confused and so I went to the park on my own." What is missing from this "I" statement?

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A)   a description of the other person's behaviour
B)   a description of the speaker's feelings
C)   a description of the consequences that the other person's behaviour has for the speaker
D)   a description of the speaker's interpretation of the other person's behaviour

Question 13

Canada is a high-context language culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What do the syntactic rules of language govern?

Accepted Answer

A)   the words that become slang
B)   the way that semanticists create meaning
C)   the ways in which symbols can be arranged
D)   the ways in which speakers respond to symbols

Question 15

Which term refers to the idea that a culture is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak?

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A)   high-context culture
B)   low-context culture
C)   cultural determinism
D)   linguistic determinism

Question 16

Discuss the difference between factual and inferential statements.Using a personal example,discuss how factual and inferential language was used in a disagreement.

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Question 17

What type of language rule does the statement "here the drink bring" violate?

Accepted Answer

A)   pragmatic
B)   semantic
C)   sequential
D)   syntactic

Question 18

You promise to complete a policing report for your boss "soon" and your boss gets mad when you don't complete it that day.You originally meant "soon" to be the end of the week.What caused this semantic problem?

Accepted Answer

A)   equivocal words
B)   euphemisms
C)   relative words
D)   semantic discordance

Question 19

Which term refers to a range of more to less abstract terms describing an event or object?

Accepted Answer

A)   abstract language
B)   abstraction ladder
C)   abstraction evaluation
D)   abstract words

Question 20

"You probably won't agree but no one should be working on Labour Day." What form of deferential language does this statement contain?

Accepted Answer

A)   a disclaimer
B)   a hedge
C)   a hesitation
D)   a polite form

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