Guidelines for sentence construction in speeches recommend that sentences be _____ rather than _____
a. figurative; literal
b. indirect; direct
c. active; passive
d. long; short
c
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Culture, race, and language are historically distinct. A person’s race does not determine what language he or she will speak. 2. The principle of linguistic determinism posits that the way one thinks is determined by the language one speaks. 3. All languages consist of a systematic set of morphemes, combined with a set of codes, for the purpose of creating meaningful phonemes. 4. The letters of a language’s alphabet are symbols representing sounds, called phonemes. Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound in a language. 5. Chomsky argues that all human languages share a universal grammar that is innate in the human species and culturally invariant.
Different types of technology are not equally suited to all types of virtual groups. If a group needs to make a decision, which technologies would be the least effective?
a. telephone or computer audio conference b. email, bulletin board, or restricted blog c. videoconference with text and graphics d. videoconference without shared documents e. electronic meeting system with audio, video, and graphics
Effective public relations is based on
A) Actual policies and performance B) Spin and hype C) One-way message dissemination D) Promotional strategies E) Competition
In nonverbal communication, artifacts include
A. rings and tattoos. B. space. C. body language. D. paralanguage.