this hypothesis suggests that language helps us think and that language and culture are bound together
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
100
The word doublespeak was coined during this time period.
What is the early 1950's?
100
Vivid language is aimed to bring these alive by painting pictures with words in order to make readers understand better.
What are your ideas?
100
A euphemism is [Blank] of a mild, inoffensive, relatively uncontroversial phrase
What is a substitution?
100
There are over these many different languages in everyday use in the U.S
What is 300?
200
In a society of this nature, conducting a business meeting while out to lunch would not be uncommonon
What is a low-context culture?
200
Doublespeak is incorrectly attributed to George Orwell and this dystopian novel
What is "1984"?
200
Vivid messages are more likely to create readily retained and recalled these
What are mental images?
200
idiot box, electronic babysitter
What is Euphemism for TV?
200
communication is a symbolic [blank] rich in subtley.
What an interaction?
300
in a society of this nature, conducting a business meeting while on the golf course would be uncommon
What is high-context culture?
300
This example of doublespeak is a low-level employee. Being called this sounds more dignified than being "employed"
What is an Associate?
300
People tend to listen more attentively to these types of messages than to uninspiring or uninteresting messages.
What are Vivid messages?
300
chubby, plump, big-boned, chunky, fluffy
What is Euphemism for FAT?
300
Among the most common language-based barriers to effective communication are bypassing, [blank], and polarization.
What is in-discrimination?
400
the theory that language determines though
What is linguistic determinism?
400
Doublespeak disguises the nature of this, producing a communication bypass
What is the truth?
400
Avoid this and use slang appropriately and with the appropriate audience.
What are cliches?
400
bread, clams, fiver, ten spot, Washington, green back
What is Euphemism for MONEY?
400
indiscrimination is the neglect of individual differences and this of similarities.
What is overemphasis?
500
the theory that people from different language communities perceive the world differently
What is linguistic relativity?
500
Doublespeak may take the form this. (e.g., "downsizing" for layoffs), making the truth less unpleasant, without denying its nature.
What is euphemisms?
500
These type of communicators use vivid language in all their interactions, whether it's one-to-one with friends, in small groups, or in the public arena.