LANGUAGE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
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- Q1
The rest of the context is more important than the spoken words and where it places a great deal of emphasis on the total environment or context where speech and interaction take place.
High Context
Low Context
30s - Q2
The message itself means everything; what is being said is the meaning itself or very direct to the point.
High Context
Low Context
30s - Q3
Which is not true among high-context societies?
Change is slow. Time is a process that belongs to others and nature.
Relationships build slowly and depend on trust.
Space is communal.
General to specific, multiple sources, observing others
Change is fast, tasks are scheduled One’s time is one’s own
30s - Q4
Which is not true among low-context societies?
Change is fast, tasks are scheduled One’s time is one’s own
Nonverbal elements are not significant.
Relationships begin and end quickly
Privacy is important. Space is compartmentalized.
Change is slow. Time is a process that belongs to others and nature.
30s - Q5
What is considered to be the highly contextualized country?
Japan
English
German
30s - Q6
What is considered to be the low context culture country?
German
Swiss-German
Scandinavian
30s - Q7
Monochromic: very strict with time ; __________ : Manana Habit
Polyamorous
Polychromic
30s - Q8
High power distance: _______________; Low Power Distance: treats people equally
Treats himself as people with authority
High regard for people with authority
30s - Q9
Shella is very pressured and anxious when things don't go as planned.
Low uncertainty avoidance
High uncertainty avoidance
30s - Q10
It involves forcing one’s will on another to satisfy individual desires. “TAMA AKO PALAGI, AKO LANG TAMA”
AVOIDING
INTEGRATING
DOMINATING
COMPROMISING
30s - Q11
This necessitates a great deal of open discussion about the conflict at hand to reach a solution that completely satisfies everyone involved. "TRYING TO GET EVERYONE AGREE”
OBLIGING
COMPROMISING
INTEGRATING
30s - Q12
This is similar to integrating but everyone must give up something to reach a solution.
EVERYONE MUST UP SOMETHING TO SOLVE CONFLICT
FOCUS ON THE COMMON
AVOIDING THE CONFLICT
30s - Q13
Chavacano is a combination of Spanish and Filipino. This variety of language is called _________.
Pidgin
Creole
30s - Q14
What is the name of the tribe where Sapir and Whorf conducted their hypothesis?
Native Trive
Hopi Tribe
30s - Q15
Which of the following best describes the difference between pidgin and creole?
Both pidgin and creole are slang or informal language.
Language that develops as a means of communication between two groups with different languages
Pidgin is another term for creole.
Pidgin is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two
groups with different languages while Creole develops from pidgin.
30s