Question

Cora called the electricity board of her neighborhood to inquire about the frequent power outages. The person on the other end of the line did not respond appropriately. He sounded distracted and gave long pauses while communicating with her. The speaking pattern of the person's voice is an example of _____.

A) verbosity
B) jargon
C) paralanguage
D) metalanguage

Answer 1

C. paralanguage

Step-by-step explanation:

Paralanguage -

It is the non - lexical aspect of the speech, which consist of the pitch , facial expression, pace of speech, gesture, hesitation noises etc, is referred to as paralanguage, it is also known as vocalics.

The expression of paralanguage may be expressed because of some conscious reason or even done unconsciously.

Hence, it helps a lot to get a lot of information about the person, with the help of his or her speech.

Hence, from the question,

The conversation of Cora with the person from the electricity board, tells a lot about the person, the person is replying after a lot of pauses and is very distracted, thereby showcasing the example of paralanguage.