Define the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Give an example that illustrates how this hypothesis works
What will be an ideal response?
? Language shapes what we see the world and how we make sense of it.
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According to your textbook, signs are defined as:
a. involuntary expressions of present emotion. b. voluntary expressions that stand for something else. c. letters, sounds, words, or mathematical expressions. d. the psychological meanings people assign to words.
To establish continuityoftimeorspacethrough sound, a filmmaker could employ
a. thesound hierarchy b. off-screen sound space c. non-synchronous sound d. asound bridge
Some children actually develop chronic communication anxiety as a result of consistent, negative responses to their efforts to communicate (i.e. being reprimanded for speaking in class, repeatedly being told to be quiet during dinner and punished for talking when adults are conversing).
a. true b. false
In a speech of ________, you are concerned with explaining an object, person, event, or process
a. description b. definition c. demonstration d. illustration