Connotative Competence Quiz
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What is connotation?

  • The pronunciation and grammar of a word
  • The feelings and images a word produces in the minds of hearers (correct)
  • The dictionary meaning of a word
  • The form of utterance to be used

    • How does connotation vary?

  • Between different dictionaries
  • Between different cultures, groups of people, and generations (correct)
  • Between different languages
  • Between different individuals

    • What is the most important aspect of being competent at communication?

  • The socio-cultural aspect (correct)
  • The idiomatic aspect
  • The structural aspect
  • The connotative aspect

    • What does communicative competence require in terms of idioms?

    <p>Being exposed to situations where idioms are used</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the structural aspect of communicative competence involve?

    <p>Knowing the pronunciation and grammar of a word</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Connotative meaning of a word is solely determined by the dictionary definition

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Connotation can vary between cultures, groups of people, generations, and even between individuals

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The connotation of a word can always be found in the dictionary

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Communicative competence does not involve the use of appropriate idioms for a given situation

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The most important aspect of being competent at communication is the structural aspect

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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