According to 'speech act theory':
A) a spoken sentence is just a set of symbols linked together
B) the choice of direct or indirect speech acts is often influenced by perceived difference in status between speaker and listener
C) women tend to use direct speech more than men
D) there is always a close correspondence between what is said and what the speaker is thinking
E) both c and d
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Q58: Back-channel communication:
A) signals that the listener is
Q59: The short, meaningless sounds which form the
Q60: Morphemes:
A) are the elements of speech that
Q61: The English language:
A) reflects the historical cultural
Q62: Direct speech acts:
A) are inconsistent with the
Q64: Indirect speech acts:
A) can be used to
Q65: Speech style to some degree reflects:
A) education
B)
Q66: Information concerning a person's education, ethnicity, and
Q67: The view that the standard dialect is
Q68: The imposed norm hypothesis suggests that:
A) dialects
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