Question

people belong to _______, that is, people with whom they regularly interact and speak.
○ language networks
○ speech networks
○ speech communities
○ language communities
○ bounded cultures
question 8 (5 points)
_____ meaning is a word’s explicit meaning, the one that directly comes to mind when used by a specific speech community. _____ meaning is a word’s more implicit, usually emotionally or culturally enriched meaning.
○ implied/ritual
○ connotative/denotative
○ ritual/implied
○ presentational/representational
○ denotative/connotative

Explanation:

First Question (Fill in the blank about people's belonging):

To solve this, we analyze the options. A "speech community" is a group of people who share a set of norms and expectations regarding the use of language, and they regularly interact and communicate. "Language networks" or "speech networks" are not standard terms for this concept. "Language communities" is less accurate than "speech communities" in this context, and "bounded cultures" is not related to regular interaction and speech. So the correct option is "speech communities".

Denotative meaning is the explicit, direct meaning of a word as understood by a speech community. Connotative meaning is the implicit, emotional or cultural meaning associated with a word. So the first blank is "Denotative" and the second is "Connotative", which corresponds to the option "Denotative/Connotative".

Answer:

C. speech communities

Second Question (Denotative and Connotative meaning):