Define paralanguage and provide two examples
What will be an ideal response?
Paralanguage is the way we vocalize or say the words as we speak.
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a. Claude Berri b. Percy Adlon c. Paul Verhoeven d. István Szabó
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a. dual-career b. professional c. career-focused d. power-balanced
_____ attention is the tendency to focus on those things that we think will fulfill our needs or will be enjoyable
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Since a plain style is favored by most Americans, speakers can achieve an effective plain style by
A) spending hours on preparation, organization, editing, and practice. B) focusing more on clarity than on vividness and rhythm. C) inserting stories and personification as often as possible. D) concentrating on developing content and focusing less on language strategies. E) doing what comes naturally in their natural conversational style.