Unit5
Language and Thought
Language and Thought
1. What does fall guy mean (when u talk abt the western comedy)
1. ボケ
Japan has valued "?-context" communication.
?=high
1. Answer the word; Suitable or proper in the circumstances
1. appropriate
Answer the word
to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is, etc.
identify
2. What does connotation mean
a quality or an idea that a a word makes you think of that is more than its basic meaning
Japanese are said to value "formality"
"?" are said to value "informality"
?=Westerners
2. Answer the word; Showing or feeling opposition or dislike
2. hostile
What do English speakers often do when they apologize?
A. Say nothing
B. Give a reason
C. Stay silent
D. Ask a question
B. Give a reason
3. What does elated mean
3. Extremely happy
Communication between family members and friends tend to be ?
High context
3. Human are essentially: rational/ emotional/ egocentric/ logical
3. egocentric
In many European cultures, how should you offer food?
A. Ask a question
B. Say nothing
C. Say “Have more to eat”
D. Wait for the guest to ask
C. Say “Have more to eat”
4. students of Sapir named Fran’s Boas and his student Benjamin Whorf think that the structure of individual languages has a strong influence on human thought. True/ False
4. False
Japanese communication tend to place a lot of responsibility on the "?"
listeners
4. What is two fundamental human psychological needs?
4. The need for approval / The need for autonomy
The English language provides a range of phrases for carrying out the speech act of “_______”, such as “I’m sorry”, “I apologize”, “Pardon me”, “Excuse me”, and more.
A) complaint
B) compliment
C) suggestion
D) apology
D) apology
5. Please grouping those words hot and carefully, friendly, discriminatory.
5. Hot and friendly, discriminatory/ carefully
Communication between close friends could be high context because
1,They share extensive common ground, enabling implied meanings and less explicit talk.
2,They use direct, low-context communication to avoid ambiguity.
3,They rely on formal language and detailed explanations due to differing backgrounds.
1,They share extensive common ground, enabling implied meanings and less explicit talk. (Correct)
5. What is the communicative acts based on?
5. The view of interpersonal relationships
Each language contains norms for using language appropriately according to _______ context.
A) grammatical
B) biological
C) sociocultural
D) historical
C) sociocultural