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statements about relationship is NOT true?A. it was explored in the late 1950s by Benjamin WhorfB. it proposes that the categories by which we understand the world are related to the way we organize languageC. it claims that native speakers of the same language think in similar patternsD. it proves that speakers of different languages think alike5. Which munication style is preferred by most people in the United States? A. highcontext B. elaborate C. direct D. none of the above 6. Proverbs are significant to the study of intercultural munication for which of the following reasons? A. They provide a pact description of a culture’s values.B. They tell a great deal about what a culture praises and what it rejects.C. They unite a people with the wisdom of their ancestors.D. all of the above 7. One difficulty in translation deals with finding the equivalent definition of a word in another language. This translation problem is referred to asA. lexical equivalence. B. experientialcultural equivalence.C. conceptual equivalence.D. idiomatic equivalence.8. A translator must be skilled not only in a language’s vocabulary, but also in interpreting A. a culture’s history.B. a culture’s social and political institutions.C. the intentions of the speaker. D. all of the above 9. The main idea of the SapirWhorf Hypothesis is thatA. language is just a device for reporting a person39。s experience.B. two languages can represent the same social reality.C. the social reality can be conveyed to a person who does not speak the language.D. language functions as a way of shaping a person39。s experience.10. Idiomatic expressionsA. deal with universal experiences and are often easy to define.B. are culturebound. C. deal with truisms found in nearly every culture.D. have their meaning in the experiences of each generation.Chapter 6 Discernment of Nonverbal CommunicationLearning ObjectivesBy the end of this chapter, you should be able to l Understand what nonverbal munication is and what function it serves.l Specify the similarities and differences between verbal and nonverbal munication.l Describe cultural rules governing body language, which includes posture, gesture, eye contact, facial expressions, body touch and smell.l Understand how paralanguage affect successful messages in intercultural encounters.l Appreciate how attitudes toward time, and use of space convey nonverbal messages in intercultural encounters.l Gain an awareness that successful intercultural munication depends not only on what you say and the manner in which we say it, but also on the behavior we display.Exercises:I. Discussion Questions:1. What are the similarities and differences between verbal and nonverbal munication?2. How can you gain an awareness that successful intercultural munication depends not only on what you say and the manner in which we say it, but also on the behavior we display?3. Using several cultural examples, discuss how appearance and attire reflect the values and attitudes of a culture. 4. How does posture municate different messages? Use examples to illustrate your answer. 5. Using specific cultural examples, what do the eyes municate in different cultures? 6. Identify the different ways people use touch to convey messages to others.7. How do paralanguage characteristics differ across cultures? How does paralanguage affect the meanings we ascribe to a message? Use examples to support your answer. 8. Using examples to support your answer, how does the way a culture perceives and uses space municate messages to others? 9. Explain Hall’s notion of Mtime and Ptime cultures. How are they different? How might such differences lead to misunderstandings in an interaction? 10. How does silence function as a tool of munication during interaction?II. True or False:Write T if the statement is true。 write F if it is false.1. When nonverbal behavior contradicts a verbal message, people tend to believe the verbal message more because it happens at a more conscious level. 2. Nonverbal munication is used only as a means of substituting for verbal munication that cannot adequately convey an intended message. 3. One of the main challenges facing intercultural munication researchers who study nonverbal munication is the need for more theoretical support to explain crosscultural differences. 4. Hall suggests that different cultural groups have different rules for personal space and that these affect intercultural munication.5. The use of space and distance are so obvious and omnipresent that people are keenly aware of the cultural rules that govern their behavior.6. The Japanese office arrangement illustrates the group orientation of the Japanese. 7. People who prefer a polychronic orientation to time tend to do things one at a time, and time is regulated in small precise units. 8. The handshake is the accepted form of greeting business people everywhere.9. People from lowcontext cultures tend to feel unfortable with silence during a conversation. 10. Paralanguage refers to the sounds we make but not the words we use. III. Multiple Choices:Circle the letter corresponding to the correct response. term refers to rate, volume, and quality that interrupts or temporarily takes the place of speech and affects the meaning of a message?A. metamunicationB. chronemicsC. oculesicsD. paralanguage2. People from cultures that follow the monochronic time system tend toA. do one thing at a time.B. be mitted to people.C. borrow and lend thing