People’s emotional or attitudinal response to a word.
What is Connotative Meaning
100
A language that offends, threatens, or insults a person or group based on race, color, gender, or other identifiable characteristics.
What is Hatespeech
100
sets of complex language styles, behaviors, and skills that we have learned.
What is speech repertoires
100
The system of rules for creating words, phrases and sentences in a particular language.
What is Grammar?
200
Involves the relationships among symbols, objects, people, and concepts; it refers to the meaning that words have for people, either because of their definitions or because of their placement in a sentence.
What is semantics
200
Related to slang, a technical language that is specific to members of a given profession or activity.
What is Jargon
200
Words or expressions that are considered inappropriate, pretentious, damaging, mean, sarcastic, or offensive to others.
What is Hurtful Language
200
a type of accommodation in which communicators change from one repertoire or "code" to another as the situation warrants.
What is code switching.
200
The system of symbols (words) that we use to think about and communicate experiences and feelings.
What is Language?
300
The ability to use a culture’s symbol appropriately.
What is pragmatics
300
Words or phrases with neutral or positive connotations that we use to substitute for terms that might be perceived as upsetting.
What is Euphemisms
300
Has subtle meaning that influence perception negatively.
What is Biased Language
300
a formal, polite, or "mainstream" language.
for example: in business contexts, the classroom, and formal gatherings.
What is high language.
300
The process of learning individual works in a language as well as how to use that language appropriately and effectively.
What is Communication Acquisition?
400
The ability to think, play, and be creative in communication.
What is imagining
400
A language that is informal, nonstandard, and usually particular to a specific age or social group.
What is Slang
400
Attempts to meet culturally appropriate norms
What is Politically Correct Language
400
informal, easy going language; often slang involving.
for example: casual, more comfortable environments
What is low language.
400
Explains how language and identity shape communication in various contexts
What is Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT)
500
Involves the rules for managing conversations and relationships.
What is ritualizing
500
Involves using words that have imprecise meanings that can be interpreted multiple ways.
What is Equivocation
500
Involves expressions that are considered insulting, rude, vulgar, or disrespectful.
What is Profanity
500
known as the linguistic relativity theory, which holds that the words a culture users (or doesn't use) influence the thinking of people from that culture.