Analyze and comment on the following.Explain the meaning of the phrase “a laconic answer”, using the theory of motivation.
LACONIC IS DERIVED FROM LACONS, A TRIBE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE KNOWN FOR THEIR “BREVITY OF SPEECH" AND FOR THEIR HABIT OF NEVER USING MORE WORDS THAN NECESSARY. SO LACONIC MEANS "BRIEF OR SHORT", WHICH IS ETYMOLOGICALLY MOTIVATED. "A LACONIC ANSWER" IS A SHORT ANSWER.  
