Saying "good morning" every day to your friends and teachers when you get to school is an example of a ______.
What is social ritual
100
_____ language conforms to a highly structured set of rules.
What is formal
100
What is a words objective description or meaning called?
What is its denotation
100
Language used by the majority of skilled communicators within a specific language
What is standard language
200
A valuable tool for enhancing your image as a communicator.
What is power language
200
One function of oral language is to be able to put your ____, or emotions, into words.
What is feelings
200
"Zone defense," "dribbling," and "free-throw" are examples of jargon or _______ language.
What is technical
200
What is the type of powerless language in which "uh" is inserted into speech?
What is filler
200
Language associated with a particular profession or field
What is technical language
300
Speech has five basic levels of usage;
What is formal,technical, standard, informal, ungrammatical.
300
How is profanity an example of troublesome language?
What is it shows a lack of imagination and damages a speakers credibility.
300
The language used by the majority of knowledgeable communicators within a specific language is called _____ language.
What is standard
300
"Chairman," "fireman," and "housewife" are examples of ___.
What is sexist
300
Language that conforms to a highly structured set of rules
What is formal language
400
Speech is precise, clearly organized, and grammatical.speech is easy to understand.
What is Clarity
400
Five functions of oral language
What is expressing and responding to feelings, informing, controlling, participating in social rituals, creating and imagining.
400
"Going to bed with the chickens" is an example of a _____.
What is colloquialisms.
400
Not a characteristic of power language?
What is speaker avoids "I" messages
400
Language most often used in a casual situations
What is informal language
500
Compare and contrast the type of language you would use to make a presentation in science class and to communicate to your teammates on a sports team.
What is when making a presentation to my science class, I would probably use some technical language or jargon. I would try to speak in standard language so all of my classmates and the teacher would understand what I had to say.
500
Speaker expresses ordinary ideas in new and imaginative ways, is used to help people visualize complex ideas.
What is vividness and imagery
500
Words to describe someone or something such as "hot", "cool" or "phat" are called_____.
What is slang
500
A ____ is a word or phrase used to cover up hesitation in speech.
What is filler
500
"Hisself," "Me and her went to the store," and "I swum" are examples of ________ language.