Midterm

Question 1

Explain how the United States and NASA developed a chart to communicate with “Beings” from another galaxy?

Answer 1

NASA developed the chart showing males as superior, taller, stronger/muscular and initiating conversation with his hand. Also give directions and location of earth

Question 2

What do we mean by “verbal behavior,” in chapter 1, textbook?

Answer 2

The study of language both in form and function

Question 3

Read “Conclusion” on page 7. Explain the fourth dot.

Answer 3

Human language is the sign of who we are and who you want to be

Question 4

What is personal space?

Answer 4

Personal space is the physical space in the surrounding someone it’s where they feel comfortable in America arm’s-length away is personal space

Question 5

What is meant by “Kinesics?”

Answer 5

It is the study of the communication, impact of body movement and gestures

Question 6

How can the Tone Of Someone’s Voice demonstrate different meanings?

Answer 6

The meaning of speech can be altered sniffly by tone and character of voice

Question 7

What is “Proxemics?

Answer 7

Refers to the distance between people as they interact

Question 8

How does culture interact with “Proxemics?

Answer 8

Each culture and country is different in how they interact, speak, communicate, symbolize and etc.

Question 9

What is your understanding of the term “Gestures?” Give some examples.

Answer 9

Gesture is a way to communicate. An example of e gesture would be a thumbs up for good one shhh with a finger or using hands to communicate something

Question 10

Can one say that gestures are international? Explain!

Answer 10

No, Gestures are international each culture, as a group, and country might interpret it differently

Question 11

What did the story of Adam and Eve communicate about men and women?

Answer 11

The people who wrote the Bible were sexist. story shows the woman tempting the man to sin anything. making women look bad.

Question 12

How can Body Language communicate?

Answer 12

By body motion close/distant. body movements have become known as body language and communicate without words

Question 13

How does Culture define our perception of “body space” when talking with someone?

Answer 13

Our culture in the US makes us uncomfortable in crowds. Elevators

Question 14

Who in the world is Deborah Tannen?

Answer 14

Debra tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. She made the word genderlect

Question 15

What is “Genderlect?”

Answer 15

A type or style of speech used by a particular gender

Question 16

Describe the main differences how men and women communicate

Answer 16

men communicate to get ahead generally prefer face-to-face conversation and maintained eye contact, women communicate to make connections

Question 17

How is Linguists connected to Communications?

Answer 17

Linguistics is the scientific study of language and language helps us to communicate

Question 18

What is meant by “Dialects?

Answer 18

Language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language speakers

Question 19

What is “gender-biased language?

Answer 19

A Language is gender biased if it favors a certain gender over another.

Question 20

What is the study of “phonology?

Answer 20

It is the study of sounds

Question 21

How can “tattoos” communicate and signify a message?

Answer 21

Tattoos can often represent thoughts and feelings or certain core beliefs and things of passion or sometimes nothing

Question 22

Explain these terms: “Signifier, Signified, and Signification.

Answer 22

Message-signifier, meaning-signified, communication-signification

Question 23

What did you discover about your Observation Project?

Answer 23

One thing I discovered is people tend to act differently when in the presence of different people like friends, boyfriend calling groups of friends or in public or in private

Question 24

What do we mean by Locutions?

Answer 24

Particular form of expression called style speech or verbal phrases

Question 25

What is the study of Semiotics and how can this help communications

Answer 25

It Is the study of signs and symbols. These signs and symbols are then interpreted in communication

Question 26

Define the term “Emblems

Answer 26

Sign or symbol referred to as the speech, a thing serving as a symbolic representation of a particular quality or concept.

Question 27

Why is “Rap Music” censored today

Answer 27

Rap music is censored because of the language, swearing, violence

Question 28

How can words have double-meanings

Answer 28

One person might think the word mean something else.

Question 29

How does Rap Music communicate

Answer 29

It was used to communicate problems/struggles with life

Question 30

In the video about meeting people at a party, who does most of the communicating?

Answer 30

Women do