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11 Cards in this Set
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Language
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A structured system of symbols used for communicating meaning
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Onomatopoeia
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A word formed by imitating the sound associated with its meaning
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Phonological rules
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Deal with the correct pronunciation of words
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Syntactic rules
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Dictate the proper order of words for the intended meaning.
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Semantic rules
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Govern the meanings of individual words
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Pragmatic rules
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Deal with the implications or interpretations of statements
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Sementic triangle
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Referent
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Denotative meaning
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A word's literal meaning or dictonary definition
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Connotative meaning
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A word's implied or secondary meaning, in addition to it's literal meaning
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Loaded Language
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Terms that carry strongly positive or nagative connotations.
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Ambiguous Language
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Having more than one possible meaning
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