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Language and Culture in Social Relations

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Language and Culture in Social Relations

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What are language and culture considered as?

Barriers to social goals

Resources for carrying out the business of social relations (correct)

Means for individual expression

Products of intellectual fashions

What are the three foundations upon which language and culture are built?

Intellectual fashions, social intelligence, cultural norms

Individual expression, societal expectations, historical evolution

Cultural traditions, linguistic diversity, societal norms

Social intelligence, relationship-grounded social group organization, historically cumulative frame of community-grounded conventions (correct)

What do language and culture inhibit and promote?

Intellectual fashions and societal norms

Individual expression and creativity

Historical evolution and cultural diversity

The kinds of social goals we may have, and the means we have for achieving them (correct)

What do differences in scholarly traditions' view of language or culture arise from?

Contrasting empirical and analytic bases Signup and view all the answers

What do language and culture together yield?

A framework through which individuals pursue social goals Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the regular patterns and organized sequences of elements in the discourse of law?

Genres Signup and view all the answers

Why can legal documents be difficult for lay readers to understand?

They follow specific genre patterns Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of understanding the genre when reading a text?

It is essential for comprehension Signup and view all the answers

In the discussion between Charles Fillmore and legal authorities, what did Fillmore find the sentence from a contract to be?

"Incompetent" and unintelligible Signup and view all the answers

Why do lawyers have less difficulty understanding legal documents compared to lay readers?

They are familiar with legal jargon Signup and view all the answers