Basic Definitions
This is a systematic means of communicating with sounds and symbols with meaning
What is language?
This language rule revolves around meaning
What are semantic rules?
This type of language implies that the listener is responsible for something.
What is "you" language?
These are often used during the initiation stage of Knapp's model and include phrases such as "hi, my name is"
What are introductions?
She, he, her, and him are examples of this
Word meanings are _____ if they are the dictionary definition of a word
What is denotative?
This language rule involves word structure and arrangement
What are syntactic rules?
This type of language focuses on the speaker's feeling and emotions.
What is "I" language?
These are usually asked during the Experimenting stage as a way to get to know a person better
What are questions?
These types of languages carry more specific and explicit meaning in verbal messages
What are low context languages?
Word meanings are ____ if they are an individuals interpretation of the word's meaning
What is connotative?
These language rules involve conversational norms and expectations
What are pragmatic rules?
This term refers to when a person changes the way they speak to be perceived as belonging to a certain group
What is convergence?
This term is defined as communicating about communication and is typically used in the intensifying stage
What is meta-communication?
These types of languages often requires more context clues and messages are less explicit
What are high context languages?
Word meanings are ____ if they vary based on time and location
What is context based?
This type of language associated with semantic language rules is vague and non-specific
What is abstract language?
These types of mannerisms give the other person power in the conversation and includes hesitations, disclaimers, and hedges
What are powerless mannerisms?
During this stage of Knapp's model "we" language starts to turn into "me" language
What is the differentiating stage?
This idea focuses on thoughts that cannot be understood by someone who is part of a different culture and speaks a different language
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
The study of meaning that is used to understand human language is known as this
What is semantics?
This type of language associated with semantic rules have meaning that is subjective to the person using the word
What is relative language.
This type of communication is considered to be less forceful and is often valued in collective societies
What is politeness?
This term refers to how partners explain failure of a relationship during the terminating stage
What is grave-dressing?
This term refers to the substance or information in a message
What is content?