Quiz 9- Speech

Juanita is from a culture that values being on time and focusing strictly on the task at hand. This is a _____ method of time orientation.

monochronic

In Arab culture, speakers who exhibit a higher volume show strength and sincerity, while speaking too softly implies that the speaker lack confidence or is timid. These type of verbal cues are known as _____.

paralanguage

An understanding of _____ and how they vary from one culture to another can help public speakers to gauge an audience's emotional response or lack thereof.

affect display

Li was from Japan where citizens highly honored their Olympic winners and outcast those who did not win. These are characteristics of a _____ culture.

collectivistic, feminine, both collectivistic and masculine, masculine, both collectivistic and feminine

Gary was a cashier at the local grocery store, and one day an old lady came to his register to pay but struggled to find the exact change. He then proceeded to call her an "old geezer." This type of language is known as _____.

ageist words

When Zhang placed second in his Olympic category he knew that his entire country would be disappointed in him. This is reflective of a _____ culture.

feminine, individualistic, collectivistic, masculine

The _____ refers to the symbolic, arbitrary nature of language wherein the word spoken or the symbol of the actual object in nature, has no actual connection to the object it represents. The symbol and the referent are connected only by the thought in one

Triangle of Meaning

The socially agreed conventional meaning found in a dictionary is known as the _____.

denotative meaning

Xian grew up in a _____ culture where she learned to pay attention to gestures and non-verbal expressions that her parents would send in order to communicate a message.

high-context

Delilah grew up with a very sensitive father who often told her that is was okay for both men and women to cry. This is an example of a _____ culture.

feminine