How do culture and gender affect the way people use and interpret language?

What will be an ideal response?


Regarding culture, consider low- vs. high-context and degrees of formality. Regarding
gender, women tend to be more high-context, more concerned with harmony over task, likelier to
use more words to express an idea, less power-oriented, and more apt to use expressions that
soften straightforwardness. Men talk more, talk longer, interrupt more, and use conversation for
competitive purposes.

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What is wrong with the following central idea:

"What is the history of lacrosse?" a. It uses figurative and ambiguous language. b. It focuses on more than one speech topic. c. It is not a declarative sentence. d. It is an incomplete sentence.

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Eye contact does not help us define our relationships with others

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Recent research shows that mixed-gender groups tend to perform better than same-gender groups

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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