BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Language is a collection of ____ that is given meaning when it is put to use.
A
Thoughts
B
Ideas
C
Tools
D
Symbols
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Language is a code, a collection of symbols, letters, or words with arbitrary meanings that are arranged according to the rules of syntax and are used to communicate.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does ‘language as symbols’ mean? a. Simply that sybmols are used to represent other symbols in language and so on, so there is no end to symbolisation. b. The highest level of communication is using symbols with are abstract and beyond language, such as in mathematical formulas and formal logic.

Detailed explanation-3: -All right, the answer is: Verbal communication involves the use of language, which is made up of symbols. Symbols are arbitrary representations of something else, which means there is no direct connection between a symbol and what it represents.

Detailed explanation-4: -Language Is Symbolic. Our language system is primarily made up of symbols. A symbol is something that stands in for or represents something else. Symbols can be communicated verbally (speaking the word hello), in writing (putting the letters H-E-L-L-O together), or nonverbally (waving your hand back and forth).

Detailed explanation-5: -Language is a system of symbols and rules that is used for meaningful communication. A system of communication has to meet certain criteria in order to be considered a language: A language uses symbols, which are sounds, gestures, or written characters that represent objects, actions, events, and ideas.

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