Which statement about language reflecting a cultures basic values is true?
a. Vocabulary in any language tends to emphasize the words that are considered to be adaptively important in that culture.
b. A concern for the group and conformity is a major aspect of English.
c. No language communicates its values. Language is only a symbol system.
d. The English language and Japanese language carry the same cultural value system.
e. English values supporting individualism are changing and the language reflects this.
Question 2
The role of silence in language
a. reveals the emotions of the communicator, cross-culturally.
b. is useless as a form of communication.
c. is unavoidable, thus, most conversations are nonverbal cross-culturally.
d. varies culture to culture.
e. differs widely across the United States.
English and Dani basic color terms.
Bill Viola, The Reflecting Pool.
Example of a patient statement.
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