UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Paralanguage includes how something is said rather than what is said. Elements like tone, pitch, loudness, pace and pauses convey attitudes and emotions and can modify the meaning of verbal content.

Option A:
Option A focuses on the grammatical structure of sentences, which is part of verbal language and not paralanguage.

Option B:
Option B is correct because paralanguage refers to vocal qualities like tone, pitch, volume, pace and pauses that accompany spoken words.

Option C:
Option C talks about dictionary meaning of words, which relates to semantics, again part of verbal content rather than paralanguage.

Option D:
Option D mentions visual aids, which belong to nonverbal visual communication, not to vocal features of speech.