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11 Cards in this Set
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Language
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The 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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Something you can find in the dictionary. A word's basic, consistently accepted definition.
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Connotative Meaning
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The emotional attitudinal response people have to a word.
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Cognitive Language
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The specific system of symbols that you use to describe people, things, and situations in your mind; it influences both language and message production; it is related to your thoughts, attitudes, co-cultures, and the society in which you live.
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Grammar
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The system of rules of a language that serves as a mechanism for the creation of words, phrases, and sentences. IMPORTANT.
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Communication Acquisition
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Requires that we not only learn individual words in a language but also learn to use that language appropriately and effectively in the context of the situation.
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Informing
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Using language to both give and receive information.
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4 Aspects of informing Competency?
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Questioning, describing, reinforcing, and withholding.
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Feeling
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We let people know how much we value or don't value them by the emotions we express
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Imagining
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Probably the most complex functional competency. It's the ability to think, play, and be creative in communication.
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Ritualizing
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Involves learning the rules for managing conversations and relationships
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