CMN 3 Midterm fully solved graded A+ 2024/2025

CMN 3 Midterm____________ includes words and noises (random sounds), hand gestures, body movements - correct answer verbal communication tone of voice and speed of talking are nonverbal ____________ - correct answer paralanguage ____________ is a system of symbols that we use to think and communicate - correct answer language ____________ is the meaning of words and meaning within sentences - correct answer semantics ____________ considers context in which words are used - correct answer pragmatics we need ____________, ____________, and ____________ to correctly use a language - correct answer semantics, pragmatics, grammar words can have multiple meanings: ____________ and ____________ - correct answer denotative, connotative ____________ meaning of a word is the commonly accepted definition - correct answer denotative ("my ex is a dog") ____________ meaning of a word is the emotional or attitude response people have toward a word - correct answer connotative (i.e. hating the word school because it sucks) language works on various levels of ____________ - correct answer abstractions lower abstractions provide ____________ - correct answer clarity