A Speaker's ______ Can Be Measured by the Ability of a Listener

question 22

Multiple Choice

A speaker's ______ can be measured by the ability of a listener to recognize the speaker's intended speech and meaning.

• A)linguistic relativity
• B)linguistic competence
• C)linguistic recognition
• D)linguistic performance

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Definitions:

Paraphrasing Skills

The ability to restate the text or speech in one's own words while maintaining the original meaning.

Misunderstandings

Situations in which the meaning, intention, or effect of communication is not correctly perceived or interpreted by one or more parties.

Listening

Process of selecting, attending to, creating meaning from, remembering, and responding to verbal and nonverbal messages.

Pseudoconflict

A perceived conflict that arises from misunderstandings or miscommunications rather than actual disagreements or differences.