Language 01

What is communication commonly defined as?

• Deletion of information

• Creation of information

• Receiving of information

• Transmission of information

What is information at the most fundamental level related to?

• Interpretation of sensed abstractions

• Random processes

• Physical objects

• Unobservable patterns

What is the main field of inquiry investigating communication called?

• Social psychology

• Linguistic analysis

• Information technology

• Communication studies

What is the central contrast in human communication?

• Public and private communication

• Formal and informal communication

• Written and spoken communication

• Verbal and non-verbal communication

What is communicative competence related to?

• Ability to communicate well

• Ability to read well

• Ability to listen well

• Ability to write well

What is the primary means by which humans convey meaning?

• Language

• Gestures

• Music

• Art

What enables human language to create an infinite number of sentences?

• Productivity and displacement

• Grammar and vocabulary

• Pronunciation and intonation

• Syntax and semantics

How many human languages are estimated to exist in the world?

• Around 10,000

• Less than 1,000

• Between 5,000 and 7,000

• Over 20,000

What is the way to inscribe or encode natural human speech or gestures?

• Written or signed language

• Verbal communication

• Non-verbal communication

• Visual communication

What is human language characterized by?

• Cultural and historical diversity

• Uniformity and consistency

• Simplicity and clarity

• Complexity and ambiguity