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11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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What is Language?
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uses symbols to communicate
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What is Denotations?
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dictionary meaning of the words
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What is connotations?
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your own meaning of the words
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What are the four rules of language?
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-phonological
-syntactic -semantic -pragmatic |
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What is the Semantic Triangle?
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illustrates meaning between the denotation meaning and the connotation meaning
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What is phonological?
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correct pronunciation
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What is syntactic?
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order of words with in a phrase
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What is semantic?
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meaning of individual words
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What is pragmatic?
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interpretation of words
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What is the "Sapir Whorf Hypothesis"?
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we can only thing about something if we have words for it.
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What are the four things we can do to improve language?
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-effect you wish to create
-separate opinion from fact -speak at an appropriate level -own your thoughts and feelings |
