Given below are two statements: Statement I: In communication, meaning…
2023
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In communication, meaning construction is a process of making choices.
Statement II: Use of language for communication is a restrictive practice in the public domain.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false — CONCEPTLanguage is a socially shared code: communicators choose signs, framing, and context to construct meaning, and recipients interpret those choices…
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- C.
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- D.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
Language is a socially shared code: communicators choose signs, framing, and context to construct meaning, and recipients interpret those choices through conventions. Conventions can constrain form, but in public communication their central function is to enable mutual intelligibility. A rule-governed code is therefore not identical to calling language use itself a restrictive public practice.
APPLICATION
Statement I: Choosing among signs, words, frames, and contextual cues is part of constructing and interpreting meaning. Statement I is true.
Statement II: Public language provides shared conventions that make communication accessible across participants. Although any code limits possible forms, those conventions enable public meaning-sharing rather than making language use itself a restrictive practice. Statement II is false.
CONTRAST
Both Statement I and Statement II are true misclassifies the enabling role of shared public language.
Both Statement I and Statement II are false overlooks the choices involved in encoding and interpreting meaning.
Statement I is false but Statement II is true reverses both conceptual roles.
RESULT
Therefore, Statement I is true but Statement II is false.