Although Encoding Messages Is Often Difficult, the Process of Decoding

question 18

Multiple Choice

Although encoding messages is often difficult, the process of decoding these messages can be even harder because

• A)a receiver might possess the same knowledge level as the sender.
• B)content (verbal)meanings are not affected by relational (nonverbal)meanings.
• C)a receiver might have a different meaning for a word or phrase than the sender.
• D)it's difficult to remember the meanings of words.

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Definitions:

Phonemes

The smallest units of sound in a language that can make a difference in meaning.

Linking Sounds

Linking sounds refers to the phonetic practice where adjacent words are connected smoothly in speech, common in many languages.

Decode

To interpret or translate a coded message or piece of information into a form that is understandable.

Correspondence

communication by exchanging letters, or the relationship between things that are analogous or equivalent in some way.