D312 Final Exam ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
grounding information that all participants in a communication know that they all know
cultural field the culturally based elements of a person's background that influence
communication
, lingua franca a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose
native languages are different
foreigner speak a simplified version of a language that's sometimes used by native speaker when
addressing non-native speakers
low-context communication the message will be interpreted through just the words (whether written or
spoken) and their explicit meaning
high context communication the messages are interpreted using tone of voice, gesture, silence, or implied
meaning, as well as context or situation
slang a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very
informal and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people
euphemism a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too
harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
ethnolinguistic vitality the ability of a group's language and ethnicity to sustain itself as a distinct entity
proxemics the study of the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between
themselves and others
emblems hand gestures that hold specific meaning in a culture without accompanying a
verbal exchange EX: "thumbs up" gesture for "good luck" in many Western
cultures
illustrators compliments or illustrate spoken words, such as the elaborate arm gestures used
by many Italians
adaptors reactions to internal needs of the individual, such as cover the mouth when
giggling- something seen in young asian women to mask emotional display
grounding information that all participants in a communication know that they all know
cultural field the culturally based elements of a person's background that influence
communication
, lingua franca a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose
native languages are different
foreigner speak a simplified version of a language that's sometimes used by native speaker when
addressing non-native speakers
low-context communication the message will be interpreted through just the words (whether written or
spoken) and their explicit meaning
high context communication the messages are interpreted using tone of voice, gesture, silence, or implied
meaning, as well as context or situation
slang a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very
informal and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people
euphemism a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too
harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
ethnolinguistic vitality the ability of a group's language and ethnicity to sustain itself as a distinct entity
proxemics the study of the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between
themselves and others
emblems hand gestures that hold specific meaning in a culture without accompanying a
verbal exchange EX: "thumbs up" gesture for "good luck" in many Western
cultures
illustrators compliments or illustrate spoken words, such as the elaborate arm gestures used
by many Italians
adaptors reactions to internal needs of the individual, such as cover the mouth when
giggling- something seen in young asian women to mask emotional display
