Louisiana State University

CMST 2010

Chapter 4

1)Fred is telling Howard about the huge Snapper he caught in Orange Beach. Fred points to a specific fish in the pile and says, "It's that one." Because this example is using an index, which method of signaling is Fred using?

Select one:

1. 1. 1. Demonstrating
      2. Indicating
      3. Pointing
      4. Describing

1. 2. Which of the following is the best example of an index? Select one:
      1. The bars on your phone that tell you how strong your cell service is
      2. Telling your friend to place the platter "right there" and using your finger to indicate exactly where there is
      3. A clock telling you that it is 12:43pm
      4. All of these examples can be indices

3.

A signal meaning refers to which of the following? Select one:

1. The meaning of a word we take away from the person
2. None of these answers is correct
3. The performance of an action
4. The intention of a speaker

4. Sometimes where we are communicating can influence the meaning

naturally. We refer to this influence as what? Select one:

1. 1. Perception
   2. Concept
   3. Culture
   4. Context

5. Brandon tells Felicia, "I'll be over soon." According to the dictionary, soon means a short period of time. If Felicia knows Brandon well, she knows that "soon" according to Brandon is 30­45 minutes. In this example, we are looking at which approach to meaning?

Select one:

1. 1. Time­based meaning
   2. Meaning "in" dictionaries
   3. Meaning "in" concepts
   4. Meaning "in" people

6. In order for a signal to qualify as an index, it must include which of the following?

Select one:

1. 1. Attention, location, physical correspondence, description and computability
   2. Attention, location, physical connection, description and computability
   3. Attention, context, physical connection, description and computability
   4. Attention, location, physical connection, definition and computability

7. Meaning can be natural, which suggests which of the following? Select one:
   1. There is no link between the symbol and what it represents
   2. There is an indetermined link between the symbol and what it represents
   3. None of these answers is correct
   4. There is a direct link between the symbol and what it represents
8. The symbols we chose to use can give us an indication of what? Select one:
   1. The speaker's emotional status
   2. The speaker's purpose