The Nature of Language
semantic rules
What are the rules governing meaning rather than structure?
attending to the full message before judging
What is analytical?
skin contact to a foot-and-a-half
What is intimate distance?
When you do this, you start off with a preliminary casual conversation.
expression-privacy
What is it called when individuals feel torn between oversharing and not sharing at all?
These tell us the appropriate interpretations of a message within a context.
What are pragmatic rules?
giving careful attention to messages received
It runs outward from 12 feet.
What is public distance?
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How many total steps are there in the process?
It's alive and well when Shawn wants more connection and Frank wants independence.
What is autonomy-connection?
denotation
What is the dictionary definition of a word called?
relational
What type of listening builds closeness?
He's the scholar on proxemics and his name has come up before!
Who is Edward Hall?
follow up
What is the last step?
An example is that Kai would really like to play basketball with Jeremy and Yee Tuesdays, but he knows his heart is with Lorraine, and she'll request he be home.
What is inclusion-seclusion?
the ideas or feelings invoked by the use of a word
What is connotation?
most concerned with goal accomplishment and efficiency
What is task-oriented?
a foot-and-a-half to four feet
What is personal distance?
defining needs
What is the first step?
This is at play when Strum feels torn between helping Landow and staying true to his own heart's desire.
What is conventionality-uniqueness?
The signifier is the spoken word, and this is the word for what is represented by it.
What is the signified?
What is critical?
as social distance
How would you describe from 4 to 12 feet out?
making a date to discuss the problem is paramount to this second stage
What is sharing your needs with the other party?
This happens when Heather talks openly with Will about goats having kids and people having kids but never mentions her ex-boyfriend, Petey.
What is compartmentalizing?