
Topic 1

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What is the definition of language according to Crystal in 2003?
The study of the meaning of words and sentences.
A system of conventional spoken or written symbols, as well as bodily expressions, by which humans, as members of a social group and participants in their culture, communicate.
The ability to use language for effective communication in a variety of contexts.
The ability to generate an infinite number of sentences from a finite set of rules.
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What is one of the formal properties of language according to Noam Chomsky?
Pragmatics
Semantics
Syntax
Lexicon
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How is communication defined according to McLuhan in 2015?
The ability to use language for effective communication in a variety of contexts.
The transmission of information through a system of symbols.
The study of language use in context.
The process by which one human absorbs the world of another human and also absorbs the other being into their own world.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is one of the functions of language according to Jakobson?
Phatic
Referential, denotative or cognitive
Emotive or expressive
Conative
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What is a characteristic of oral language?
Use of visualization
Planning and reflection
Permanence and precision
Multimodality
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What is communicative competence?
The ability to use language for effective communication in a variety of contexts.
Knowledge of language rules.
The ability to use communication strategies to overcome difficulties in comprehension or expression.
Understanding the social and cultural aspects of language use.
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What is an element of communication according to Jakobson?
Lexicon
Phonology
Syntax
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