mod 7 quiz

.docx

School

Old Dominion University *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

MISC

Subject

Linguistics

Date

Apr 3, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

7

Uploaded by CountComputerMole99

Question 1 0.38 / 0.38 pts In human language, the connection between signs and the things they represent is ________.    transparent      rarely arbitrary   Correct!    symbolic      independent of culture   Question 2 0.33 / 0.33 pts ________ reflect the ways in which users of a language assign meaning to a particular linguistic symbol, usually a word.    Linguistic choices      Symbolic devices      Linguistic restrictions   Correct!    Semantic rules     Question 3
0.33 / 0.33 pts Semantic misunderstandings arise when people _______. Correct!    assign different meanings to the same words      interpret a particular grammatical construction in different ways      use too much behavioral language instead of abstract language      use language in ways that are inappropriate for the social context   Question 4 0.33 / 0.33 pts "Karen is patient." "You can always count on Wes." Statements that contain or imply the word "is" lead to the mistaken assumption that people are consistent and unchanging. This is an incorrect belief known as ________.    the straw man fallacy      the halo effect   Correct!    static evaluation      subscripting     Question 5
0.33 / 0.33 pts Choose the letter of the  least  abstract alternative to this high-abstraction statement: "Shannon is worthless as a roommate."    Shannon is always gone, so she's really not part of our house.    Shannon never does her part around here.      Shannon's jobs seldom get done around here. Correct!    Shannon has attended only one of our six house meetings.     Question 6 0.33 / 0.33 pts Choose the  least  abstract alternative to this high-abstraction statement: "He can never do anything because he's always busy." Correct!    He couldn't take me to dinner last night because he had to work.    He can never do anything fun because he's always working.    He doesn't ever take time off to be with me.    He works too much, so we have a boring life.     Question 7 0.33 / 0.33 pts A teenager using current slang to distance herself from her parents' generation provides an example of which linguistic phenomenon?
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
  • Access to all documents
  • Unlimited textbook solutions
  • 24/7 expert homework help