level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
Language and Communication
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the basic definition of language? | Language can be defined as the tool used in communication. |
| What is Wardaugh (1972) definition of language? | Language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. |
| What is Hall (1969) definition of language? | Language is a process whereby humans communicate and interact with each other by means of habitually used oral-auditory arbitrary symbols. |
| What is Sapir (1921) definition of language? | Language is purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions, and desires by means of a system of voluntarily produced symbols. |
| What are the Characteristics of Language according to (Fromkin and Rodman, 2003)? | 1 Wherever Humans exist, language exists. 2 All languages change through time (Dynamic) 3 All grammars contain rules for the formation of words and sentences of a similar kind. 4 Similar grammatical catergories (e.g. noun, verb, etc.) are found in all languages. 5 Any normal child, born anywhere in the world, of any racial, geographical, social, or economic heritage, is capable of learning any language to which s/he is exposed to. |
| What is the basic definition of Communication? | is an exchange of ideas and information. |
| What are the types of Communication? | 1 Verbal 2 Non-verbal 3 Written |
| What is verbal communication? | occurs when we engage in speaking with others. |
| What is Non-verbal communication? | includes facial expressions, posture, eye contact, hand movements, and touch. |
| What is Written communication? | means information that is written in form. |
| What is Visual communication? | is the use of visual elements to convey ideas and information. |
| What is Listening communication? | is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process; An active process of getting information, ideas. |
| What is the most common form of verbal communication? | Conversation |
| What are the types of Conversation? (Angel, 2016) | 1 Dialogue 2 Debate 3 Discourse 4 Diatribe |
| is a cooperative, two-way conversation. The goal is for participants to exchange information and build relationships with one another. | Dialogue |
| is a competitive, two-way conversation. The goal is to win an argument or convince someone, such as the other participant or third-party observers. | Debate |
| is a cooperative, one-way conversation. The goal is to deliver information from the speaker to the listeners. | Discourse |
| is a competitive, one-way conversation. The goal is to express emotions, browbeat those that disagree with you, and/or inspire those that share the same perspective. | Diatribe |
| What are the other forms of Communication? | 1 Intrapersonal 2 Interpersonal 3 Public 4 Visual 5 Mass 6 Computer-Mediated |
| What is Intrapersonal Communication? (Mclean, 2005) | Communicating with oneself. |
| What is Interpersonal Communication? | exchange of ideas between two or more people. |
| What is Public Communication? | the delivery of a message to a particular group of people. |
| What is Mass Communication? | a process in which a person, group of people, or an organization sends a message through television, radio, print media, and social media to a large group of anonymous and heterogeneous people and organizations. |
| What is Computer-Mediated Communication or CMC? (Walters, 1995) | the use of an application computer to control multimedia interactive and message-based communication |