1 The claim that words are arbitrary and have no meaning in themselves refers to the __________ quality of language. Rule-governed Symbolic Syntactic Multimodal 10 points QUESTION 2 Which rules govern the meaning of language, as opposed to its structure? Pragmatic Syntactic Phonological Semantic 10 points QUESTION 3 When Gabrielle describes her vacation in French, her language is more romantic and emotional than when she uses English to describe the same images and events. Which theory or hypothesis best explains this difference? Sapir-Whorf Uncertainty reduction Groupthink Social learning 10 points QUESTION 4 Which of the following statements about naming and identity is TRUE? The unusually named are more likely to be hired. The claims of those with names that are more difficult to pronounce are less likely to be believed. Unusual names are often a form of assimilation with the majority culture. People often have positive appraisals of unusual name spellings. 10 points QUESTION 5 While out at a club, you use certain words and phrases whose meanings are understood only by other members of your fraternity who are there. This is an example of which linguistic strategy? Euphemism Equivocation Divergence Linguistic relativity 10 points QUESTION 6 Communicating in ways that save face for both senders and receivers is defined as __________. Politeness Powerless language Convergence Linguistic relativity 10 points QUESTION 7 Which statements express judgment of another person? "You" statements "I" statements "But" statements "It" statements 10 points QUESTION 8 You are unhappy with your domestic partner's lack of pitching in with household chores. Your partner doesn't perceive a problem, however. What type of language should you use when broaching this topic with him? "I" language "But" language "You" language "It" language 10 points QUESTION 9 The statement "men are from North Dakota, women are from South Dakota" reflects which approach to gender? Cultural Geographical Significant differences Minor differences 10 points QUESTION 10 Which statement is an example of the masculine communication style? Here's what you should do to solve that problem. I'm not sure. What do you think? I'm sorry to hear you feel that way. Let's work on this together as equal partners