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CMJN 2100 JOHNSON - EXAM 1 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
The nature of our language affects the nature of our thought -
correct answer -Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
The theory that language determined thought - correct answer -
linguistic determination
Language rules that allow us to generate meaning - correct
answer -linguistic productivity
Theorizes that people from different language communities
perceive the world differently - correct answer -linguistic relativity
Inoffensive words that are used instead of highly charged terms -
correct answer -euphemisms
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The study of the significant sound patterns of language - correct
answer -phonology
The significant sound distinctions in a given language are -
correct answer -phonemes
The study of the structure of the units of meaning in a language is
called - correct answer -semantics
The smallest unit of meaning in language - correct answer -
morpheme
A list of all the words of a language is known as a - correct
answer -lexicon
The study of the sentence structure of a language is known as -
correct answer -syntactics
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The study of how we use language in social contexts - correct
answer -pragmatics
The goal a speaker intends to accomplish through speech is
called a - correct answer -speech act
What theory: in order to communicate successfully, we must take
in to account four levels of context, episode, relationship, life
script, and cultural pattern - correct answer -CMM theory
The situation we find ourselves in during a given interaction -
correct answer -episode
The role obligations we feel towards one another - correct answer
-relationships
Our professional and personal identity - correct answer -life script
CMJN 2100 JOHNSON - EXAM 1 2026
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
ACE YOUR GRADES.
The nature of our language affects the nature of our thought -
correct answer -Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
The theory that language determined thought - correct answer -
linguistic determination
Language rules that allow us to generate meaning - correct
answer -linguistic productivity
Theorizes that people from different language communities
perceive the world differently - correct answer -linguistic relativity
Inoffensive words that are used instead of highly charged terms -
correct answer -euphemisms
, Page | 2
The study of the significant sound patterns of language - correct
answer -phonology
The significant sound distinctions in a given language are -
correct answer -phonemes
The study of the structure of the units of meaning in a language is
called - correct answer -semantics
The smallest unit of meaning in language - correct answer -
morpheme
A list of all the words of a language is known as a - correct
answer -lexicon
The study of the sentence structure of a language is known as -
correct answer -syntactics
, Page | 3
The study of how we use language in social contexts - correct
answer -pragmatics
The goal a speaker intends to accomplish through speech is
called a - correct answer -speech act
What theory: in order to communicate successfully, we must take
in to account four levels of context, episode, relationship, life
script, and cultural pattern - correct answer -CMM theory
The situation we find ourselves in during a given interaction -
correct answer -episode
The role obligations we feel towards one another - correct answer
-relationships
Our professional and personal identity - correct answer -life script
