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Hackers, as a rule, love wordplay and are very conscious and inventive in their use of language. These traits seem to be common in young children, but the conformity-enforcing machine we are pleased to call an educational system bludgeons them out of most of us before adolescence. Thus, linguistic invention in most subcultures of the modern West is a halting and largely unconscious process. Hackers, by contrast, regard slang formation and use as a game to be played for conscious pleasure. Their inventions thus display an almost unique combination of the neotenous enjoyment of language-play with the discrimination of educated and powerful intelligence. Further, the electronic media which knit them together are fluid, ‘hot’ connections, well adapted to both the dissemination of new slang and the ruthless culling of weak and superannuated specimens. The results of this process give us perhaps a uniquely intense and accelerated view of linguistic evolution in action.
Hacker slang also challenges some common linguistic and anthropological assumptions. For example, it has recently become fashionable to speak of ‘lowcontext’ versus ‘high-context’ communication, and to classify cultures by the preferred context level of their languages and art forms. It is usually claimed that low context communication, characterized by precision, clarity, and completeness of self-contained utterances, is typical in cultures which value logic, objectivity, individualism, and competition; by contrast, high-context communication, elliptical, emotive, nuance-filled, multi-modal, heavily coded, is associated with cultures which value subjectivity, consensus, cooperation, and tradition. What then are we to make of hackerdom, which is themed around extremely low-context interaction with computers and exhibits primarily “lowcontext” values, but cultivates an almost absurdly high-context slang style?
Hacker slang also challenges some common linguistic and anthropological assumptions. For example, it has recently become fashionable to speak of ‘lowcontext’ versus ‘high-context’ communication, and to classify cultures by the preferred context level of their languages and art forms. It is usually claimed that low context communication, characterized by precision, clarity, and completeness of self-contained utterances, is typical in cultures which value logic, objectivity, individualism, and competition; by contrast, high-context communication, elliptical, emotive, nuance-filled, multi-modal, heavily coded, is associated with cultures which value subjectivity, consensus, cooperation, and tradition. What then are we to make of hackerdom, which is themed around extremely low-context interaction with computers and exhibits primarily “lowcontext” values, but cultivates an almost absurdly high-context slang style?
1. The author of the passage would most likely NOT agree with which of the following?
(A) Hackers have a tradition of challenging language play.
(B) The education system stamps out the inventive approach of young adults.
(C) Hackerdom is primarily rooted in cooperation and tradition.
(D) The modern West is largely unaware of linguistic changes.
(E) The electronic media phases out improbable slang.
(A) Hackers have a tradition of challenging language play.
(B) The education system stamps out the inventive approach of young adults.
(C) Hackerdom is primarily rooted in cooperation and tradition.
(D) The modern West is largely unaware of linguistic changes.
(E) The electronic media phases out improbable slang.
2. According to the passage, what does the phrase ‘conformity-enforcing machine’ (Highlighted) refer to?
(A) Our archaic and traditional beliefs
(B) Our education system
(C) Our rigid use of language
(D) Our suppression of those who are inventive in their use of language
(E) Our news media
(A) Our archaic and traditional beliefs
(B) Our education system
(C) Our rigid use of language
(D) Our suppression of those who are inventive in their use of language
(E) Our news media
3. According to the passage, which of the following is a linguistic assumption that is challenged by hackers?
(A) Hackers do not use low-context communication style.
(B) Hackers display high context values.
(C) Low context and high context communication are manifested in separate culture types.
(D) Hackers are inventive in their use of words.
(E) Hackers do not allow tradition to suppress their creativity.
(A) Hackers do not use low-context communication style.
(B) Hackers display high context values.
(C) Low context and high context communication are manifested in separate culture types.
(D) Hackers are inventive in their use of words.
(E) Hackers do not allow tradition to suppress their creativity.
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The passage discusses how hackers use language creatively, with an emphasis on wordplay, slang formation, and how their communication style challenges traditional linguistic assumptions. It contrasts the hackers' conscious and playful approach to language with the more rigid and conformist educational system that discourages linguistic invention. It also touches upon how hacker slang challenges common concepts of communication and cultural differences in language use.
1. The author of the passage would most likely NOT agree with which of the following?
(A) Hackers have a tradition of challenging language play.
(B) The education system stamps out the inventive approach of young adults.
(C) Hackerdom is primarily rooted in cooperation and tradition.
(D) The modern West is largely unaware of linguistic changes.
(E) The electronic media phases out improbable slang.
The passage suggests that hackers engage in conscious wordplay, while the educational system suppresses such inventiveness. The idea that hackerdom is rooted in cooperation and tradition conflicts with the passage's assertion that hackers value individualistic and inventive language.
The correct answer is (C).
2. According to the passage, what does the phrase ‘conformity-enforcing machine’ (Highlighted) refer to?
(A) Our archaic and traditional beliefs
(B) Our education system
(C) Our rigid use of language
(D) Our suppression of those who are inventive in their use of language
(E) Our news media
The author uses this phrase to describe the educational system, which suppresses creative language use.
The correct answer is (B).
3. According to the passage, which of the following is a linguistic assumption that is challenged by hackers?
(A) Hackers do not use low-context communication style.
(B) Hackers display high context values.
(C) Low context and high context communication are manifested in separate culture types.
(D) Hackers are inventive in their use of words.
(E) Hackers do not allow tradition to suppress their creativity.
The passage discusses how hackers exhibit a high-context communication style, despite being associated with low-context interaction with computers. The assumption that is challenged is the idea that low-context and high-context communication are characteristic of separate culture types.
The correct answer is (C).
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Hi,
I commend your enthusiasm and engagement in the verbal forums. One small piece of advice I would have is to challenge yourself to think of why the wrong answers are incorrect too and ensure you are having solid reasoning to eliminate them - this becomes an important piece when you get to exam day.
Keep up the good work!
I commend your enthusiasm and engagement in the verbal forums. One small piece of advice I would have is to challenge yourself to think of why the wrong answers are incorrect too and ensure you are having solid reasoning to eliminate them - this becomes an important piece when you get to exam day.
Keep up the good work!
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