Language and Communication

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What is language primarily used for?

  • Concealing information
  • Establishing dominance
  • Creating barriers to communication
  • Expressing needs, desires, and emotions (correct)

What does the text suggest about the characteristics of language?

  • It is solely used for personal expression
  • It has fixed meanings with no room for interpretation
  • It is complex as compared to other systems (correct)
  • It is limited to vocal elements only

How are Morse signals, flags, and smoke signals related to language?

  • They are alternative means of communication invented by mankind (correct)
  • They are symbols with fixed meanings
  • They are unrelated to communication
  • They are forms of body language

What role do bodily gestures and facial expressions play in communication?

<p>They are part of non-verbal communication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are symbols in language established according to the text?

<p>Through an agreement between people that certain symbols resemble certain meanings (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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