TB9, L1 - Social Psychology of Language

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1. What are the 4 dimensions of equivocation?

  • Sender, receiver, gender, context
  • Sender, content, receiver, context
  • Sender, content, receiver, syntax
  • Content, receiver, hand gestures, context
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2. Which of the following was not a dimension of interruption as hypothesises by Roger, Bull and Smith (1988)?

  • None of the above
  • Succesful vs unsuccessful
  • Enthusiastic vs unenthusiastic
  • Single vs complex

3. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting turn-taking?

  • Speech content
  • Informal conversation
  • Ceremonies and rituals
  • Other norm e.g. interviews

4. Fuertes at al (2012) found:

  • None of the above
  • A non-standard accent was rated higher on all 3 previously-defined dimensions
  • A standard accent was rated higher on all 3 previously-defined dimensions
  • A standard accent was consistently rated more favourably

5. The situational theory of communicative conflict states that:

  • Equivocation occurs in order to prevent 'threats to face'
  • Equivocation occurs in response to communicative conflict
  • Equivocation occurs only in political interviews
  • None of the above

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