Martha asked her friends about their availability to join her for dinner in order to acquire information and understand their schedules better. This is an example of the __________ function of language
a. interactional
b. personal
c. heuristic
d. imaginative
C
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Which is NOT an important way in which our oral style differs from our written style?
A) In speaking we tend to use shorter sentences than we write. B) Our oral style is much more rich and elaborate than our written style. C) Oral style makes greater use of personal pronouns and references than written style does. D) Oral style uses more repetition.
During an argument about limiting her driving privileges, Yolanda cried inconsolably and yelled that her mother was "ruining her life" and that she "felt sick to her stomach." Yolanda is derailing resolution of the conflict through the use of __________.
A. face-attacking B. silencers C. control D. provisionalism
When our nonverbal behavior is unintentional,
a. others disregard it. b. others attach more significance to it. c. others can’t make interpretations based on it. d. others respond with their own unintentional behaviors. e. others recognize it and make interpretations based on it.
Earl explained what he meant by stating, "Welfare reform can only be considered effective when at least 40 percent of the adults currently on welfare are employed in full-time jobs that pay minimum wage or better." In this case, Earl was offering his audience a(n) __________ definition.
A. technical B. connotative C. operational D. denotative