Which of the following statements regarding public speaking is the most accurate?
1. Language theories (general semantics) tell us that meanings are in words themselves, not in the interpretation of those words.
2. The language spoken by the greatest number of people on the planet is English.
3. Spoken language includes more personal pronouns and more expressive, emotional, colloquial, slang, and nonstandard words.
4. Language is simply something we use; it is not part of who we are or how we think.