1. Francis has decided to write a history of his family’s immigration to England. Because language is _____________, he can write about the past.

2. A(n) ____________ worldview reflects a holistic reasoning pattern and avoids using polarized ends such as good/evil and young/old.

3. The word “hit” has many definitions, but when Fatima hears the word used with regard to musical hits, it brings many good thoughts and feelings due to her experiences with listening to music. This illustrates the __________ meaning of a word.

4. The notion that language acts as a gatekeeper in naming and selecting what is considered “news” or “real” in our social environment is a description of which function of language?

5. Felicia refers to a boy’s sailor suit by saying “Handsome outfit, that.” She is violating which rule of language?

6. An informal expression that has a meaning quite different from the usual meaning is a(n) ______________.

7. When Farrell, who is from Georgia, pronounces the word “father,” it sounds noticeably different from Frank, who is from Boston. This describes the language feature of a(n) ____________.

8. The word “rap” has as one of its dictionary definitions, “to tap or knock.” It also describes a particular music style. These two definitions illustrate that words have ______________ meanings.

9. A(n) ____________ is defined as a group of individuals who share a common set of norms and rules regarding appropriate communication practices.

10. A(n) _________ worldview emphasizes rational thinking that is based on an objective reality.

11. Inductive reasoning reflects a linear worldview and deductive reasoning reflects a relational worldview.

12. The linguistic relativity hypothesis states that language is relative, or arbitrary, and is not linked to culture.

13. The syntactic rules of a language refer to “how to say what to whom and under what conditions.”

14. Code switching means switching to another language for the only purpose of bringing about closer ingroup relations.

15. Black English is a distinctive language that is governed by rules with specific historical derivations.