The Term for the Study of Communication as It Occurs

question 56

Multiple Choice

The term for the study of communication as it occurs within a particular cultural context, considering such features as the participant's settings and the participant's attitudes and goals is __________.

• A) sociolinguistics
• B) ethnosemantics
• C) ethnography of communication
• D) componential analysis

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Definitions:

Emotional Experience

The personal feelings or emotions one undergoes in response to external stimuli or internal thoughts.

Sensory Experience

The subjective experience that results from the processing of sensory input (e.g., sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell) by the nervous system.

Lack of Control

A situation or feeling where an individual perceives they have no power or influence over events or outcomes in their life.

Tortured

Subjected to severe physical or psychological pain or suffering, often as a form of punishment or to extract information.