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What is connotation?
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?
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?
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?
What does communicative competence require in terms of idioms?
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What does the structural aspect of communicative competence involve?
What does the structural aspect of communicative competence involve?
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Connotative meaning of a word is solely determined by the dictionary definition
Connotative meaning of a word is solely determined by the dictionary definition
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Connotation can vary between cultures, groups of people, generations, and even between individuals
Connotation can vary between cultures, groups of people, generations, and even between individuals
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The connotation of a word can always be found in the dictionary
The connotation of a word can always be found in the dictionary
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Communicative competence does not involve the use of appropriate idioms for a given situation
Communicative competence does not involve the use of appropriate idioms for a given situation
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The most important aspect of being competent at communication is the structural aspect
The most important aspect of being competent at communication is the structural aspect
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