Paralanguage

question 56

Multiple Choice

Paralanguage:

• A)involves verbal aspects of speech with the intent of giving more depth to the words with which they are associated.
• B)refers to constructed language to be spoken and understood by most people.
• C)involves verbal and nonverbal aspects of speech that influence meaning,including tone,intensity,pausing,and silence.
• D)involves the physical and psychological aspects of the communication context.
• E)is a silence between verbal messages that is full of meaning.

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