Denotative meaning refers to the individualized, personalized meaning that we give to a word.
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False
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the sandwich called a "po-boy" in South Louisiana might be called a "sub" in other areas of the country. This is known as a regionalism.
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True
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When you say that you need "to use the rest room" instead of saying, "I have to go to the toilet," you are using slang.
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False
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Paraphrasing is the repetition of a message in the same words.
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false
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Encoding means assigning meanings of words into thoughts of our own.
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False
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Technical language that has been developed by a professional group is known as
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Jargon
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Which of the following does not mean that "words are arbitrary"?
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Words have inherent meaning.
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Which of the following is an operational definition?
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Chemistry is
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needs to be quantitive or measurable
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Which of the following statements is descriptive as opposed to evaluative?
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The test made my hair stand on end
.That test was the toughest torture I've experienced.B.The test made my hair stand on end.C.I counted twenty questions of which I was uncertain.D.I think I flunked the test because it was unfair
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Which of the following best typifies the meaning of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
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Your language shapes your perception.
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