COMM1000 (3) Language and Meaning Test Questions and Correct Answers (Already Passed)
Ageist Language - Answers language that denigrates people for being young or old
Cliché - Answers An expression that has lost originality and force through overuse
Concrete Language - Answers Words and statements that are rather than abstract or vague
Connotative Meaning - Answers an individualized or personalized meaning of a word, which may be
emotionally laden
Culture - Answers the socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, attitudes, and values of a particular
period, class, community, or population
Dating - Answers specifying when you made an observation, since everything changes over time
Decode - Answers the process of assigning meaning to others' words in order to translate them into
thoughts of your own
Denotative Meaning - Answers the agreed-upon meaning or dictionary meaning of a word
Descriptiveness - Answers the practice of describing observed behavior or phenomena instead of
offering personal reaction or judgements
Encode - Answers the process of translating your thoughts into words
Euphemism - Answers a more polite, pleasant expression used instead of a socially unacceptable form
Frozen Evaluation - Answers an assessment of a concept that does not change over time
Heterosexist Language - Answers language that implies that everyone is heterosexual
Indexing - Answers identifying the uniqueness of objects, events, and people
Jargon - Answers language particular to a specific profession, work group, or culture and not meant to
be understood by outsiders
Language - Answers a collection of symbols, letters, or words with arbitrary meanings that are governed
by rules and used to communicate
Operational Definition - Answers a definition hat identifies something by revealing how it works, how it
is made, or what it consists of
Paraphrasing - Answers restating another person's message by rephrasing the content or intent of the
message
Phatic Communication - Answers communication that is used to establish a mood of sociability rather
than to communicate information or ideas
Ageist Language - Answers language that denigrates people for being young or old
Cliché - Answers An expression that has lost originality and force through overuse
Concrete Language - Answers Words and statements that are rather than abstract or vague
Connotative Meaning - Answers an individualized or personalized meaning of a word, which may be
emotionally laden
Culture - Answers the socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, attitudes, and values of a particular
period, class, community, or population
Dating - Answers specifying when you made an observation, since everything changes over time
Decode - Answers the process of assigning meaning to others' words in order to translate them into
thoughts of your own
Denotative Meaning - Answers the agreed-upon meaning or dictionary meaning of a word
Descriptiveness - Answers the practice of describing observed behavior or phenomena instead of
offering personal reaction or judgements
Encode - Answers the process of translating your thoughts into words
Euphemism - Answers a more polite, pleasant expression used instead of a socially unacceptable form
Frozen Evaluation - Answers an assessment of a concept that does not change over time
Heterosexist Language - Answers language that implies that everyone is heterosexual
Indexing - Answers identifying the uniqueness of objects, events, and people
Jargon - Answers language particular to a specific profession, work group, or culture and not meant to
be understood by outsiders
Language - Answers a collection of symbols, letters, or words with arbitrary meanings that are governed
by rules and used to communicate
Operational Definition - Answers a definition hat identifies something by revealing how it works, how it
is made, or what it consists of
Paraphrasing - Answers restating another person's message by rephrasing the content or intent of the
message
Phatic Communication - Answers communication that is used to establish a mood of sociability rather
than to communicate information or ideas
