Distinctive Language Features
Smallest sound units of a word
What are Phonemes
Child acquire these first in their early years
What are speaking and comprehension skills
Muxes derived from this
What is Spanish for muter or woman
LOL
Self-enhancement or Self-humbling Style
emphasizes the importance of drawing attention to or exaggerating one's credentials
What is self-enhancement
The feature of meaning we attach to words
What is Semantic Rules (or semantics)
The two world views
What are Linear and Relational
Cultures with high individualism value index
What are Germany and Australia
BMW
Indirect vs Direct Style
Camouflage the speaker's actual intentions, carried with a softer tone
language is __________ because humans can engage in hypothetical thinking
What is Abstract
Top five languages spoken in the world
What are English, Mandarin Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, and Standard Arabic
Cultures with high collective value index
What are Japan and Argentina
TTYL
What is Code-switching
Words are sequenced together according to grammatical practices
What is Syntactic Rule (or syntactics)
How many languages varieties are there across worldwide cultures?
What is 6,700
Countries with the most competitive sport metaphors
What are Canada and United States
420
What is Marijuana
Low-Context Communication or High-Context Communication?
Hermes & Athena give Perseus step-by-step instructions on how to slay Medusa.
What is Low-Context Communication
language is __________ because words strung along in a sentence have no innate meaning
What is Arbitrary
Identify three company brand names that are used interchangeably with the product they represent (ex. "Jacuzzi" instead of generic "whirlpool bath")
FREE SPACE ANSWER
This hypothesis claims that different languages influence human thoughts & perceptions differently
What Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis
Y2K
What is Year 2000
Low-Context Communication or High-Context Communication?
Lois is hoping Clark will plan a special anniversary, so she casually drops hints about her favorite activities & foods
What is High-Context Communication