Deck 7: Verbal Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Versions of a language with distinctive vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, which are spoken by particular groups of people within specific geographical regions, are called

A) dialects
B) accents
C) jargon
D) argot Factual

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The study of the effects of language on human perceptions and behaviors is called

A) syntactics.
B) semantics.
C) pragmatics.
D) phonemics. Factual

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The smallest units of sound in a language are called

A) phonemes.
B) pragmemes.
C) morphemes.
D) chronemes. Factual

Answer 3

A

Question 4

To those who have never learned of the Internet, an attempt to translate the sentence "Tonight I'm going to surf the web" will likely have problems with equivalence.

A) conceptual
B) grammatical-syntactical
C) vocabulary
D) experiential Applied

Question 5

The smallest units of meaning in a language are called

A) phonemes.
B) pragmemes.
C) morphemes.
D) chronemes. Factual

Question 6

Which term refers to a specialized language that is used by a large group within a culture, such as a gang, to define their boundaries from others who are perceived as holding more powerful positions in society?

A) dialects
B) accents
C) jargon
D) argot Conceptual

Question 7

Distinguishable marks of pronunciation are called

A) dialects
B) accents
C) jargon
D) argot Factual

Question 8

A verbal code is a set of rules about the use of words in the creation of

A) spoken or mimed messages.
B) spoken or written messages.
C) oral and non-oral messages.
D) all of the above

Question 9

According to the "firm" version of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, one's first language one's pattern of thinking.

A) influences
B) has no effect on
C) determines
D) has an unpredictable effect on Conceptual

Question 10

The study of the rules that control the sequencing of words to form sentences is called

A) syntactics.
B) semantics.
C) pragmatics.
D) phonemics. Factual

Question 11

According to the "softer" version of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, one's first language one's pattern of thinking.

A) shapes and influences
B) has no effect on
C) determines
D) has an unpredictable effect on Conceptual

Question 12

The study of the meaning of words is called

A) syntactics.
B) semantics.
C) pragmatics.
D) phonemics. Factual

Question 13

The rules of a language that tell speakers which sounds to use and how to order them are called

A) morphological rules.
B) phonological rules.
C) semantic rules.
D) syntactic rules

Question 14

For vocabulary equivalence, one should find words in the target language that have the same as the source language.

A) grammatical structure
B) meaning
C) idioms
D) syntactical structure Factual

Question 15

Meanings that are more personal, emotionally charged, private, and specific to a particular person are called

A) denotative meanings.
B) connotative meanings.
C) semantic meanings.
D) syntactical meaningsl

Question 16

Translation refers to the

A) innate human ability to make sense out of everyday conversation.
B) assigning of meaning to oral discourse.
C) use of verbal signs of one language to make sense of the verbal signs in another language.
D) process of orally moving from one language code to another. Factual

Question 17

Wittgenstein's statement that "the limits of my language are the limits of my world" would be true if one is

A) traveling in Italy without any knowledge of the Italian language.
B) talking with a group of doctors with no prior background in medical terminology.
C) taking an advanced course in intercultural communication with no knowledge of the jargon applicable to the topic.
D) all of the above.

Question 18

The public, objective, and legal meanings of a word are called

A) constructive meanings.
B) connotative meanings.
C) denotative meanings.
D) phonological meanings.

Question 19

Which of the following designates the five different but interrelated sets of rules that combine to create a verbal code?

A) phonology, psychology, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics.
B) phenomenology, morphology, semantics, syntactics, and pragmatics.
C) phonology, morphology, semantics, syntactics, and chronology.
D) phonology, morphology, semantics, syntactics, and pragmatics.

Question 20

Interpretation refers to the

A) innate human ability to make sense out of everyday conversation.
B) assigning of meaning to oral discourse.
C) use of verbal signs of one language to make sense of the verbal signs in another language.
D) process of orally moving from one language code to another. Factual

Question 21

For the most part, first languages are learned unconsciously and without awareness.

Question 22

Explain the differences between the following: dialects, accents, jargon and argot.

Question 23

Verbal codes include both oral and non-oral language.

Question 24

Why must a person develop an understanding of the connotative meanings of a particular culture to achieve intercultural competence?

Question 25

Connotative meanings are personal, emotionally charged, private, and specific to a particular person while denotative meanings tell us what words mean subjectively. Using a word you encounter on a regular basis, give an example of each type of meaning.

Question 26

What is the difference between translating and interpreting languages?

Question 27

Denotative meanings are personal, emotionally charged, private, and specific to a particular person

Question 28

The basic sound units of a language are called morphemes.

Question 29

From the authors' perspective, the "firm" or deterministic version of the Sapir-Whorf Conceptual Hypothesis is true.

Question 30

Translation is the use of verbal signs to understand the verbal signs of another language.

Question 31

When children are first learning how to combine words into phrases, they are being introduced to the semantics of their languagel

Question 32

The basic meaning units of a language are called morphemes.

Question 33

The word "comforted" contains three morphemes.

Question 34

Explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis giving examples to explain the firm and soft views.

Question 35

Intercultural competence requires knowledge, motivation, and actions that recognize the critical role verbal codes play in human interaction.