Which one of the following of Jakobson’s semiotic functions establishes the speaker’s emotional state?

a. conative
b. poetic
c. expressive
d. referential
e. phatic


c. expressive

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______ is the specialized language of stigmatized groups.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The Supreme Court once held that the FCC can punish broadcasters for airing indecent programming during daytime hours even if the material is not legally obscene. The case:

a) Wilkinson v. Jones; b) Pacifica Foundation v. FCC; c) Red Lion Broadcasting v. FCC; d) League of Women Voters v. FCC; e) Capital Cities Cable v. Crisp.

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The procedure that uses the same principle as brainstorming but has members write their ideas individually before sharing them with the group, is called

A. Nominal-group Technique B. Is/is not analysis C. Journalist's six questions D. PERT chart

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Written channels are more effective when communication requires future employee action or is of a general nature

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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