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Human Communication in Society Chapter 5
Questions and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
heuristic
Ans: use of language to acquire knowledge and understanding
interactional
Ans: use of language to establish and define social relationships
personal language
Ans: use of language to express individuality and personality
semantics
Ans: the study of meaning
pragmatics
Ans: field of study that emphasizes how language is used in specific situations to
accomplish goals
gender
Ans: research says that the differences in men's and women's communication are
very small, less than 1%, but men and women do show differences in communication
styles and many of these differences are attributable to differences in power, status,
and expectations in communication situations
age
Ans: communication skills improve with age; children are unable to adapt their
communication to conversation patterns or appreciate different world views; adults
have more cognitive complexity and more life experiences
cohort effect
Ans: describes the influence of shared characteristics of a group that was born and
raised in the same generational period
regionality
Ans: geographical location influences language use through accents and word choice
ethnicity and race
Ans: influence verbal style through accents and word choice and even syntax
dialect
Ans: a variation of a language distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and
pronunciation
Human Communication in Society Chapter 5
Questions and Answers (100% Correct Answers)
heuristic
Ans: use of language to acquire knowledge and understanding
interactional
Ans: use of language to establish and define social relationships
personal language
Ans: use of language to express individuality and personality
semantics
Ans: the study of meaning
pragmatics
Ans: field of study that emphasizes how language is used in specific situations to
accomplish goals
gender
Ans: research says that the differences in men's and women's communication are
very small, less than 1%, but men and women do show differences in communication
styles and many of these differences are attributable to differences in power, status,
and expectations in communication situations
age
Ans: communication skills improve with age; children are unable to adapt their
communication to conversation patterns or appreciate different world views; adults
have more cognitive complexity and more life experiences
cohort effect
Ans: describes the influence of shared characteristics of a group that was born and
raised in the same generational period
regionality
Ans: geographical location influences language use through accents and word choice
ethnicity and race
Ans: influence verbal style through accents and word choice and even syntax
dialect
Ans: a variation of a language distinguished by its vocabulary, grammar, and
pronunciation
