Answer one question. Essay due November 20 (or by November 27).

1. What functions does speech serve other than merely conveying information? Cite examples
from a variety of cultures. (Be sure to include Japan, Spain, Igbo and American Jews and

examples from the Language, Culture and Society reading.)

2. Discuss the preference for subtlety. Why is subtlety preferred and how is it achieved?
(Include the material on Japan, Jews, Igbo and euphemism.)

3. How does speech vary in relation to the relative status and relation of the speakers,

the topic and the setting? Cite examples from a number of societies.