4.1 Nature of Language
A collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey important messages between people.
What is language?
Pronunciation from a different speech style.
What is an accent?
Words that have more than one definition.
What is equivocal words?
Claims that can be identified as true or false.
What are factual statements?
Someone who stands up for others.
What is an ally?
Meaning of specific words
What are semantic rules?
Same language that includes different words and meanings.
What is a dialect?
Words that gain their meaning by comparison.
What are relative words?
Statements based on the speaker's beliefs.
What are opinion statements?
Phrases used to stereotype others.
What is microaggressive language?
How words are pronounced.
What are phonological rules?
Speech that demonstrates a sense of connection between people.
What is affiliative language?
Informal speech particular to a certain group.
What is slang?
What are inferential statements?
Behaviors that go against stereotyping.
What is microresistance?
How symbols are arranged.
What are syntactic rules?
What is convergence?
Specialized speech used by certain professions.
What is jargon?
Tendency to reject information outside one's beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
Bias that occurs unintentionally.
What is implicit bias?
How people use and understand language within interactions.
What are pragmatic rules?
Speaking in a way that emphasizes their differences from others.
What is divergence?
More polite version of a word.
What is euphemism?
Statements used to evoke strong emotions.
What is emotive language?
Sweet food made with sugar :)
What is candy?