Deck 5: Language

Question 1

Which of the following countries uses high-context language?

A)Canada
B)Germany
C)Japan
D)United States

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Parables and proverbs deal with truths simply and concretely and teach the listener a lesson.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Subjective interpretation is learned through enculturation.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Verbal dueling can be mistaken for an argumentative and disagreeable situation.

Question 5

The Japanese language teaches people to think in a linear mode.

Question 6

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is associated with linguistic determination.

Question 7

People in the United States with good educational backgrounds speak in a similar manner regardless of the region of the country.

Question 8

The primary difference between an argot and a foreign language is the relationship between the implied and the unimplied meanings.

Question 9

Learning a second language does not distort or change a person's perspective.

Question 10

Men and women in the United States have different modes of discourse.

Question 11

Language is important because it

A)helps us shape concepts,controls how we think,and controls how we perceive others.
B)allows us to be understood by foreigners.
C)is determined by colonialism.
D)is stable,easily understood,and free of diversity.

Question 12

Low-context languages tend to be very indirect and nonverbal.

Question 13

Language holds us together as groups and differentiates us into groups.

Question 14

Bernstein's Hypothesis involves restricted and elaborated codes.
Multiple Choice.Circle the letter corresponding to the correct response.

Question 15

Linguistic relativity is the idea of language shaping what people consider to be reality.

Question 16

The Chinese language poses special difficulties when it comes to homonyms.

Question 17

Linear language is circular,subjective,and tradition oriented.

Question 18

Repartee is a favorite form of interaction for Arabs.

Question 19

Number usage problems in global written communications include the use of decimal points.

Question 20

A conversation taboo in Germany is politics.

Question 21

Slang is generally

A)understood by everyone.
B)spoken by the masses.
C)easily translated.
D)used by subgroups.

Question 22

According to the Bernstein Hypothesis,all of the following statements are true except:

A)Culture,subculture,social context,and social system are all a part of the social structure.
B)Speech emerges in one of two codes.
C)Elaborated codes include highly predictable messages.
D)Communication transmission channels used in the restricted code would be oral,nonverbal,and paralinguistic.

Question 23

"The part was found defective,and it was determined that there is a defect in the button causing it not to fit into the chassis." This statement is an example of a

A)linear explanation.
B)verbose explanation.
C)nonlinear explanation.
D)why explanation.

Question 24

Which of the following topics would be considered a conversation taboo in Mexico?

A)history
B)family
C)politics
D)social concerns

Question 25

Red tape is an example of

A)slang.
B)an acronym.
C)a homonym.
D)an idiom.

Question 26

Another word for gamesmanship would be

A)idiom.
B)verbal dueling.
C)argument.
D)repartee.

Question 27

A good interpreter will be

A)bilingual,familiar with both business cultures,and employed by one of the businesses.
B)bicultural,bilingual,and familiar with both business cultures.
C)bicultural and an employee of the visiting business.
D)bicultural,bilingual,and employed by the host business.

Question 28

A Group Decision Support System is a

A)software package used for group meetings and allows multilingual communication.
B)management program for distribution control.
C)pocket translator.
D)probability package used by managers to determine the best possible decision alternative.

Question 29

The main idea of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is that

A)language is just a device for reporting a person's experience.
B)two languages can represent the same social reality.
C)the social reality can be conveyed to a person who does not speak the language.
D)language functions as a way of shaping a person's experience.

Question 30

The term "jargon" refers to

A)inoffensive expressions that are used in place of offensive words.
B)competitive conversations that are generally in jest.
C)technical terminology used within specialized groups.
D)nonverbal signals that are believed over what is actually said.

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of argot?

A)bloke (meaning man)
B)smoky (meaning highway patrol)
C)bad (meaning the best)
D)lifeboat (meaning a pardon)

Question 32

Which of the following would be an example of a translation problem?

A)Using the intention of the speaker rather than the actual words in the translation.
B)Qualifying slang terms.
C)Not translating conversation taboos.
D)Using a word for which no exact word or concept is available in the second language.

Question 33

Which of the following terms regarding subjective interpretation is incorrect?

A)It is influenced by personal judgment,state of mind,or temperament of the person.
B)It is not influenced by cultural contact.
C)We perceive what is relevant to our physical and social survival.
D)Relevant information is categorized,sorted,and stored for future use.