Key Terms
A statement that can be interpreted in more than one way when spoken.
What is an equivocal statement?
The ways to reflect in which users of a language assign meaning to a particular linguistic symbol, usually a word.
What is Semantic Rules
When a statement implies the word "is", which leads to the mistaken assumption that people are never changing, what is this incorrect belief known as?
Static Evaulation
People who use first person plural pronouns signal what three things?
What is closeness, commonality, and cohesiveness
What is it called when individuals match their speech style to others in the group?
What is convergence
This is used to establish grammar in writing to understand the language.
What is Syntactic rules
we use language to build and maintain what?
What are social relationships
What does "you" language express?
What is judgement
What is it called when individuals want to change their speech style to separate themselves from others?
Divergence
When people adapt their speech in a variety of ways to show affiliation.
What is speech accommodation
What is one way verbal styles vary?
What is directness
What does language help build?
What is a constructive climate
Comparing two things in conversation based on your own information.
What is relative language
The rules needed to interpret speech in a proper context so as to understand it?
What is pragmatic rules
The best way to avoid using emotive words in an argument.
What is using neutral terms
A style of language that is not used for linguistic misunderstandings but to provoke conflict.
What is disruptive language
The language we use shapes what?
What is perception
A speech style that is remarked as powerless and indirect but still sometimes can achieve the same goal but better than more assertive approaches.
What is politeness
In estimation how many words do the Eskimo's have for snow?
What is 17 to 100
A speech style is used to describe something but in actuality announces how the speaker feels and their attitude toward the subject.
What is emotive language