Question 1

Men and women report using language for different purposes.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

The Star Wars character, Yoda, is following a different set of __________ rules when he says things like "the dark side are they."

Accepted Answer

A)  ​pragmatic
B)  ​semantic
C)  ​syntactic
D)  ​all of the above
E)  ​none of the above

Question 3

"Language is power." Discuss this statement, using (a) an explanation of the types of powerful/powerless language given in your text, and (b) examples of these types of language in your own life.

Accepted Answer

Language is indeed a powerful tool that ...

Question 4

There are some occasions when less powerful forms of speech can enhance a speaker's effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

American Sign Language is considered a literal system of communication rather than symbolic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A female employee may rely on __________ to interpret her older male boss's statement, "You look very nice in that sweater."

Accepted Answer

A)  ​semantic rules
B)  ​syntactic rules
C)  ​pragmatic rules
D)  ​abstract language
E)  ​relative words

Question 7

Swearing has no useful role in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe what abstract language is and how you use unnecessarily abstract language that causes communication problems.Give at least five 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 9

Equivocal words​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​have more than one commonly accepted definition.
B)  ​are low-level abstractions.
C)  ​mean the same to all people and are thus redundant.
D)  ​have meanings one person can guess at but another can't.
E)  ​have no known nonverbal signals to accompany them.

Question 10

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the best known declaration of​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​convergence.
B)  ​linguistic relativism.
C)  ​identity.
D)  ​emotive theory.
E)  ​pragmatism.

Question 11

Statements that basically cancel the thought that precedes them are

Accepted Answer

A)  ​"it" statements.
B)  ​"but" statements.
C)  ​"we" statements.
D)  ​"I/we" statements.
E)  ​"you" statements.

Question 12

Statements that contain the word "is" ("Luis is an active guy") may lead to the assumption that people are unchanging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 13

Relative words gain their meaning from comparison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Jim wrote me a letter to help me get that job.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​inference
B)  ​fact

Question 15

High-level abstractions can be useful as verbal shorthand between two people who know each other well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All of the following statements about gender and language are true except which one?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Men's speech is more direct and task-oriented.
B)  ​Women's speech is more indirect and elaborate.
C)  ​Female speech often contains statements of sympathy and empathy.
D)  ​Women interrupt men more in mixed-sex conversations.
E)  ​Women are more likely to use more intensive adverbs than men.

Question 17

Research shows that linguistic differences are more often a function of gender roles than they are of biological sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All human languages are symbolic in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When a speaker uses powerful speech pattern he/she​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​tends to be received more positively in culture like Mexico.
B)  ​stresses relational goals over content goals.
C)  ​may undermine relational goals to accomplish short term goals.
D)  ​will use very polite phrases and intensifiers.
E)  ​will be successful in all communication encounters.

Question 20

Why are you mad at me?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​inference
B)  ​fact A

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