Тести з загальнотеоретичних дисциплін

1. Emotive function according to R. Jacobson’s model is related to

a) addresser;

b) addressee;

c) context.

2. A state of physical and emotional discomfort that occurs due to an individual’s collision with a different cultural reality is called

a) culture shock;

b) acculturation;

c) inculturation.

3. Metalingual function reflects orientation on

a) a code;

b) a contact;

c) a message.

4. Fill in the gap: Communicative discourse is a ________ concept.

a) linguistic;

b) sociolinguistic;

c) covering all areas of human cognition.

5. Gestural communication is possible

a) in people;

b) in animals;

c) both in people and in animals.

6. Institutional discourse is

a) an action and an interaction of individuals in the definite communicative environment, in the definite social sphere of communication;

b) an action and an interaction of individuals in the educational space;

c) any interaction in the professional sphere.

7. The approaches to communication are viewed within the framework of the following paradigm:

a) mechanistic paradigm;

b) activity paradigm;

c) mechanistic and activity paradigm.

8. A series of statements tied up by their common theme and a particular communicative situation (a coherent text created in speech) is

a) a discourse;

b) a text;

c) speech.

9. Communication takes place

a) in human social systems;

b) in animal world;

c) both in human and animal world.

10. The concept “discourse” is

a) a process of interaction;

b) a result of interaction;

c) both a process (taking into consideration the impact of sociocultural, extralinguistic, communicative-situational factors) and a result in the form of a text.

11. Bird singing is an example of

a) communication;

b) upbringing process;

c) orientation in space.

12. The types of discourse are defined by

a) the spheres of communication;

b) the aims of communication;

c) the hierarchy of communicants.

13. Instinctive mechanisms of animals develop in the following directions:

a) the preservation of the species;

b) the preservation of the individual;

c) the preservation of the species and the individual; provision of safety.

14. The classification of van Dijk’ Discourse theory is based on

a) the structural approach;

b) the disciplinary-genetic approach;

c) the historical approach.

15. The author of the linear model of communication is

a) R. Jacobson;

b) C. Shannon and W. Weaver;

c) Y. Lotman.

16. The means of establishing coherence in the discourse are

a) intonation-rhythmic and logical;

b) intonation-rhythmic, logical, semantic and formal-grammatical;

c) semantic and formal-grammatical.

17. The concept of redundancy is demonstrated by the example of

a) natural human languages;

b) gestural language;

c) bird singing.

18. The main parameter differentiating between discourse and text is

a) a dynamic (activity) aspect of language;

b) the way language units are segmented;

c) the structure of an utterance.

19. The main components of communication model are

a) the source, the receiver, the message;

b) the source, the message, the entropy;

c) the source, the receiver, the entropy.

20. Intercultural communication means the communication of linguistic personalities, belonging to different

a) social communities;

b) linguocultural communities;

c) professional communities.

21. The author of functional model of communication is

a) R. Jacobson;

b) G. Pocheptsov;

c) M. Bakhtin.

22. Fill in the gap: The term “_________”, having an additional meaning of comparing, refers to the study of a concrete phenomenon in two or more cultures.

a) cross-cultural;

b) polycultural;

c) sociocultural.

23. The message consists of signs which are

a) verbal;

c) both verbal and nonverbal;

c) verbal, nonverbal and code.

24. The scheme of communication is determined by the sequence of actions:

a) encoding – decoding – transmission;

b) encoding – transmission – decoding;

c) decoding – transmission– encoding.

25. The type of communication is determined by

a) the members of communication;

b) means of communication;

c) literary genres.

26. The type of communication based on standard forms of greeting and parting is called

a) ritual communication;

b) monological communication;

c) dialogical communication.

27. Institutional discourse is

a) a discourse of a definite communicative sphere;

b) business discourse;

c) professional discourse.

28. The function of language which consists in reflection, fixation and preservation in language units of the information about the cognized reality is called

a) metacommunicative;

b) cumulative;

c) fatic.

29. The functions of communication flow from

a) the Shannon - Weaver model;

b) Y. Lotman’s model;

c) R. Jacobson’s model.

30. Fill in the gap: ________ is considered to be the originator of intercultural communication as a science discipline.

a) F. de Saussure;

b) T. van Dijk;

c) E.T. Hall.

31. Proxemics is a way of

a) a way of using space;

b) a way of using mimics;

c) haptics (physical contact, touch).

32. Semiotics or semasiology studies

a) traditions in national cultures;

b) the structure of speech communication;

c) signs, means of expressing meaning.

33. Kinetics is

a) a combination of significant gestures, mimic and pantomimic motions;

b) a way of using space;

c) a combination of significant mimic and pantomimic motions.

34. A communicant’s intention to carry out a particular action through the communicative act or with the help of it is called

a) communicative event;

b) communicative purpose;

c) communicative intention.

35. Fill in the gap: __________ is the type of communicant which can be characterized as follows: one, who is easily engaged in a conversation, jumps from topic to topic, is interesting to speak to, talkative, enjoys speaking, and does not get flustered in an unfamiliar situation.

a) A dominant communicant;

b) A mobile communicant;

c) A rigid communicant.

36. A set of ideas about the world, historically rooted and reflected in everyday consciousness of the linguistic community and reflected in the language, a certain way of conceptualizing reality is

a) the language picture of the world;

b) the language model;

c) the sociolinguistic paradigm.

37. Fill in the gap: _______ is the type of communication which can be characterized by the following: as a rule, it follows an ideal model of communication and largely is primary; two communicants take part in it (but there is a possibility of a participant observant and a stranger or a communication in witnesses’ presence, in a crowd, in a restaurant, etc).

a) Intrapersonal communication;

b) Interpersonal communication;

c) Group communication.

38. The psychological mechanism of occurrence of stereotypes is based on the principle of

a) adaptation;

b) economy of efforts;

c) indefiniteness.

39. Stable idea of any events or people, characteristic of the representatives of a particular social group is

a) an ethnic stereotype;

b) a social stereotype;

c) an autostereotype.

40. Choose the author of the following: Who says what to whom in which channel with what effect?

a) G. Pocheptsov;

b) G. Lasswell;

c) I. Richards.