Question

1. verbal language:

a. includes any form of written messages that use words such as business letters
b. is never governed by a system of rules
c. refers to words that are assigned connotative, but not denotative meanings
d. refers to words that are assigned denotative, but not connotative meanings

1. denotative meaning:

a. refers to personalized associations we make with any word
b. is more commonly thought of as the dictionary definition
c. are not the kinds of meaning you would reasonably assume another communicator
is attributing to the words in a message
d. is defined as when you avoid giving any meaning to the word at all

Explanation:

• For verbal language (Question 6):
• Verbal language includes written messages using words. Option a is correct as business letters are written messages using words. Option b is wrong as language (verbal) is governed by rules (grammar, syntax etc.). Options c and d are wrong as words in verbal language have both denotative (dictionary - like) and connotative (emotional, associated) meanings.
• For denotative meaning (Question 14):
• Denotative meaning is the dictionary - like definition. Option a refers to connotative meaning. Option c is incorrect as denotative meaning is a type of meaning one can assume. Option d is ill - defined. Option b is correct as it aligns with the concept of denotative meaning being the dictionary definition.

Answer:

1. a. includes any form of written messages that use words such as business letters
2. b. is more commonly thought of as the dictionary definition