Define and Provide an Example of Paralanguage

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Essay

Define and provide an example of paralanguage.
Paralanguage is the tone,pace and volume of speech.The tone can change even with the same sentence thereby changing the meaning of the sentence.For example,if I say,"tell the teacher you copied the problem," implies that this event did not occur.

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Definitions:

Common Law

A collection of legal principles established by judicial decisions, instead of being formulated through legislative processes or documented in formal statutes.

Statutory Law

Laws enacted by a legislative body, such as Congress or a state legislature, that governs society and is codified in statutes.

Predominant Purpose Test

A legal test used to determine whether a contract is primarily for the sale of goods or the provision of services under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Unconscionable

In contract law, a contract that is grossly unfair or one-sided; one that “shocks the conscience of the court.”