Exam 1 Ch 4

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language

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system of symbol that we use to think about and communicate experiences/feelings

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denotative meaning

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its basic consistency accepted definition

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connotative meaning

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the emotional or attitudinal response people have to it

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cognitive language

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specific system of symbols that you use to describe people, things, and situations in your mind

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grammar

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system of rules of a language that serves as a mechanism for creation of words, phrases, and sentences

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communication acquisition

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requires that we not only learn individual words in language but also learn to use that language appropriately and effectively in the context/situation

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informing

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the use of languages to both give and receive infer; one of the five functional communication competencies

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feeling

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the use of language to express emotion; one of five communication competencies

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imagining

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the ability to think, play, and be creative in communication; one of five comm competencies

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ritualizing

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learning the rules for managing conversations and relationships, one of five comm competencies

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abstraction ladder

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a model that ranks communication from specific, which ensures clarity to general and vague

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evasion

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intentionally failing to provide specific details

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equivocation

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using words that have unclear or misleading definitions

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euphemisms

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an offensive word or phrase that substitutes for terms that mints be perceived as upsetting

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slang

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informal language, 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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study of the relationship among symbols, objects, people, and concepts; refers to the meaning that the words have for people

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pragmatics

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the ability to use the symbol stems of a culture appropriately

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biased language

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words that are infused with the subtle meanings that influence our perceptions about that subject

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politically correct language

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language that replaces exclusive or negative words with the more neutral terms

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profanity

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words or expressions considered insulting, rude, vulgar, or disrespectful

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civility

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the social harm for appropriate behavior

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speech repertoires

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a set of complex language behaviors or language possibilities that one calls on to most effectively and appropriately met the demands of a given relationship situation or cultural environment

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high language

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a more formal polite or 'main stream' language. used in business contexts in the classroom and at formal social gatherings

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low language

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a more informal easy going language used in informal and comfortable environments

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sapir-whorf hypothesis

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the claim that the words a culture uses or doesn't use influence its members thinking

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linguistic determinism

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the idea that language influences how we see the world around us

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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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code switching

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a type of accommodation 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 accommodation in which communicators