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32 Cards in this Set
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Language
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A system of symbols (words) that we use to think about and communicate experiences and feelings.
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Denotative Meaning
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The basic, consistently accepted definition of a word.
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Connotative Meaning
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The emotional or attitudinal response people have to a word.
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Cognitive Language
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The system of symbols you use to describe people, things, and situations.
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Grammar
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The system of rules of a language that guides the creation of words, phrases, and sentences.
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Communication Acquisition
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The process of learning to use language appropriately and effectively.
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Informing
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Using language to send and receive information; one of the five functionalcommunication competencies.
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Ritualizing
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Learning and following the rules for managing conversations and relationships; one of the five functional communication competencies.
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Abstraction Ladder
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A model that ranks commuication from specific, which ensures clarity, to general and vague.
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Evasion
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Avoiding providing specific details.
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Equivocation
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Using unclear or misleading words.
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Euphemisms
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Inoffensive words or phrases that substitute for terms that might be perceived as upsetting.
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Slang
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Language that is informal, nonstandard, and usually particular to a specific group.
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Jargon
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Technical language that is specific to members of a particular profession, interest group, or hobby.
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Semantics
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The study of the relationships among symbols, objects, people, and concepts; the meaning that words have for people.
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Pragmatics
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The ability to use the symbol system of a culture appropriately.
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Biased Language
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Language that has subtle meanings that influence perception.
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Politically Correct Language
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Language that replaces biased language with more neutral terms.
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Facts
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A statement that is true and verifiable.
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Opinions
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Statements that involve personal evaluations.
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Inferences
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Deductions or conclusions that we make about the facts we observe
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Speech Repertoires
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Sets of complex language behaviors or behaviors or opinions that we draw on to meet the demands of specific situations.
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High Language
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Formal, polite language, used in business contexts, in the classroom, or even at formal social gatherings.
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Low Language
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Informal language used in casual environments.
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Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
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A claim that the words a culture uses (or doesn't use) influence thinking.
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Linguistic Determinism
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The idea that language influences how we see the world.
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Linguistic Relativity
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The belief that speakers of different languages have different views of the world.
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High-context Cultures
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Cultures that rely more on contextual cues--such as time, place, relationship, and situation--both to interpret meaning and to send subtle messages.
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Low-context Cultures
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Cultures in which individuals use very direct language and rely less on contextual cues for communication information.
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Code Switching
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A type of accomidation in which communicators change their regular language and slang to fit into a particular group.
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Style Switching
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A type of accomidation in which communicators change their tonality, pitch, rythm, and inflection to fit into a particular group.
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Accommodation
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Changing communication behavior to adapt to other people.
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