Match each description in List I with the corresponding component in List II.…
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Match each description in List I with the corresponding component in List II.
LIST I — Description of a communication event | LIST II — Component |
|---|---|
A. Physical situation | I. Participants |
B. Persons involved in the interaction | II. Key |
C. Manner or tone in which communication is enacted | III. Instrumentalities |
D. Channel and form of communication | IV. Setting and scene |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: D. A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III — ConceptDell Hymes’s SPEAKING framework analyzes a speech event through distinct components. Setting and scene describe its physical and social circumstances;…
- A.
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
- B.
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
- C.
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II
- D.
A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
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Correct answer: D
Concept
Dell Hymes’s SPEAKING framework analyzes a speech event through distinct components.
Setting and scene describe its physical and social circumstances; participants identify the people involved; key denotes its tone or manner; and instrumentalities cover its channel, mode, and form.
Application
Description | Component | Reason |
|---|---|---|
A. Physical situation | IV. Setting and scene | A physical situation locates the circumstances in which the event occurs. |
B. Persons involved in the interaction | I. Participants | The persons in the interaction are its participants. |
C. Manner or tone in which communication is enacted | II. Key | The manner or tone of enactment is the key. |
D. Channel and form of communication | III. Instrumentalities | Channels and forms belong to instrumentalities. |
Contrast
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV assigns a situation to people, people to tone, manner to channel, and channel to setting.
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I assigns a situation to tone, people to channel, manner to setting, and channel to people.
A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II assigns a situation to channel, people to setting, manner to people, and channel to tone.
Therefore, the consistent correspondence is A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III.