Question : Multiple-Choice Questions 1. According to your textbook, language important because it a. : 2054042

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. According to your textbook, language is important because it

a. mirrors reality.

b. gives meaning to events.

c. has unambiguous connotations.

d. is separate from thought.

e. all of the above.

2. Language helps to shape our sense of reality by

a. causing events.

b. giving meaning to events.

c. communicating events.

d. mirroring events.

e. reflecting events.

3. The denotative meaning of a word is

a. what the word suggests or implies.

b. based on the audience’s sense of appropriateness.

c. usually more abstract than its connotative meaning.

d. often too technical to be used in a speech.

e. its literal or dictionary meaning.

4. The connotative meaning of a word is

a. its dictionary definition.

b. determined by the speaker.

c. concrete and precise.

d. what the word suggests or implies.

e. usually too technical for a general audience.

5. As your textbook explains, connotative meaning gives words their __________ power.

a. logical

b. definitional

c. emotional

d. rhythmical

e. ethical