Answer: <em>a boundary between language regions</em>
Explanation:
An isogloss is also referred to as the hetero-gloss. It is described as the geographic barrier i.e. boundary of particular linguistic characteristic, for example the pronunciation or the spelling of vowel, connotation of a word, the implication of a morphological/linguistic or grammatical characteristics.
Answer:
B. paralanguage
Explanation:
Paralanguage refers to the additional modification that you put in your communication that can change the meaning of the core message. This could be done by changing the intonation, volume, or the nuance during the communication.
For example, take a look at these two scenarios:
- Hahaha ,You're so stupid. It's fun having you around.
- You are so stupid! I can't believe you even think that's okay !
Both of them contain the word 'stupid' . But the difference in paralnguage make the meaning of the word become extremely different. The first one is used as a friendly banter/goofing around, while the second one will be interpreted as an insult.
Answer:
Explanation:
for examples on the way you would run things based on some values:
If you value integrity and you experience a quality problem in your manufacturing process, you honestly inform your customer of the exact nature of the problem. You discuss your actions to eliminate the problem, and the anticipated delivery time the customer can expect. If integrity is not a fundamental and core value, you may make excuses and mislead the customer.
If you value and care about the people in your organization, you will pay for health insurance, dental insurance, retirement accounts, and provide regular raises and bonuses for dedicated staff. If you value equality and a sense of family, you will wipe out the physical trappings of power, status, and inequality such as executive parking places and offices that grow larger by a foot with every promotion.
<span>Because they already became a tributary state to China, they were invaded by Japan and eventually were conquered by the Manchus. They felt like "a shrimp among two whales", or in other words, inferior to the Japanese and Chinese, so they started their own country and excluded all foreigners except very few selected Japanese and Chinese.</span>