Examples of the analytical function of language include all of the following EXCEPT
A. restating the issue in figurative language.
B. researching an issue for understanding.
C. evaluating an issue for weakness and strengths.
D. recommending solutions to problems.
Answer: A
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Host communication competence refers to the capacity to communicate with the host culture’s communication symbols and meaning systems. 2. Descendants of Confederates who immigrated to Brazil successfully resisted assimilation. 3. By 1990, the Islamic population in the European Union was 40 million. 4. Migration influences both origin and destination countries. 5. United States immigrants ranked first in overall assimilation.
According to the cumulative effects theory, the effects of mass media generally are short term and more or less instantaneous
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Jamie is going to speak before a community group and ask them to support the construction of a new highway nearby. Her audience analysis tells her that her audience will consist of about a dozen people, primarily men, and mostly politically conservative. Based on this information, which of the following is the best advice you can give Jamie on how to handle her speech?
A. Be sure to explain all of her points in detail to ensure there is no confusion. B. Adopt a formal tone and forgo the use of slides or other visual aids. C. Work in a joke about the local baseball team's poor performance into the introduction of the speech. D. Find evidence that conservative political figures support this sort of project and include it in the speech.
To which communication tradition is Uncertainty Reduction Theory related?
A. phenomenological communication tradition B. socio-psychological communication tradition C. socio-cultural communication tradition D. semiotic communication tradition