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What is a troubadour?
Someone who sings and performs for the wealthy class
What does it mean to promote?
To raise to a higher level, or make announcements of a product
What is another word for gesture? (linguistics)
Pragmatics, or the component of language that is used by a particular group and particular context, adding to the language via communication (5 R)
What the root word "aqua"
What is water?
Where can you find some of the best pizza in SF?
Tony's Pizza, corner of Washington Park Square in Little Italy
What does "Voice" mean in writing?
Someone's individual writing style, based on their word choice, grammar, sentence structure, and point of view
Describe what a stakeholder is.
What is the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis?
Perception of cognition depends on language (17R)
What is farming/agriculture/working the land?
What is usually connected with San Francisco?
Architecture, Silicon Valley, dog parks, Golden Gate Park, Karl the fog, cold weathers, beaches
What is an example of social mobility?
Education, marriage, losing wealth, having a new job, etc
The theory of CSR means....
Corporate Social Responsibility. Considering all who will be impacted by business decisions, very common in contemporary business
What does a linguist do?
Study language as a science, including the development, history, grammar, and pronunciation patterns.
The meaning of the root word "hydra/hydro"
What is "water"?
When was SFSU established?
1899
What are some examples of cultural ethos?
Worldview, mindset, ideology
Attitude of arriving to a meeting/communicating via email/buying material products/quality of life
Describe a trait from high-context culture.
Personal enrichment, communication skills, indirect communication styles, implied meanings
What does it mean to codify?
The meaning of the root word "anti"
What is against/opposite of/opposed to?
Why is the Golden Gate Bridge named that?
After the Golden Gate Strait, which is the channel of water going between the Marin Headlands and beaches
What does it mean to collaborate?
Working together, discussing answers and sharing knowledge
It is important to have _______ with some of your money in case you need to pay for something or give someone money right away.
Liquidity
Is the following sentence evidence-based opinion or expert opinion?
"For example, in a study done in 1980, maintenance of Portuguese among immigrants in California was found to be low possibly due to a desire to achieve the greater social mobility that English could offer" (180).
Evidence-based opinion; conclusion is drawn from evidence to a logical one
The meaning of the root word "inter"
What is between/among/jointly/together?
What area of San Francisco historically held barracks and military base?
Presidio