A collection of symbols, letters, or words with arbitrary meanings that are governed by rules and used to communicate.
What is Language?
100
Socially transmitted behavior patterns, beliefs, attitudes, and values of a particular period, class, community, or population.
What is Culture?
100
Informal, casual street language used among equals with words unsuitable for more formal contexts.
What is Slang?
100
The practice of describing observed behavior or phenomena instead of personal reactions.
What is descriptiveness?
100
Learning a language based on conversation and rules, rather than memorization.
What is functional learning?
200
To assign meaning to someone else's words and translate them into thoughts of your own.
What is decoding?
200
Hypothesis stating that perception of reality is determined by our thought process, our thought processes are limited by our language, therefore language shapes reality.
What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
200
An expression that has lost originality and force through overuse.
What is a cliche?
200
Restating another message by re-wording the content or intent of the message.
What is paraphrasing?
200
Slight variations in how English, or any language, is used.
What is a nuance?
300
The study of the way humans use language to evoke meaning in others.
What is semantics?
300
A language that does not distinguish between nouns and verbs.
What is the Hopi language?
300
A socially acceptable way of saying something unpleasant.
What is a euphemism?
300
Words or statements that are specific rather than abstract or vague.
What is concrete language?
400
The process of translating your thoughts into words.
What is encoding?
400
A language that shaped Western culture more than any other.
What is Latin?
400
Language particular to a specific profession, group, or culture.
What is Jargon?
400
The opposite of stereotyping.
What is indexing?
400
A red fruit that keeps the doctor away
What is an apple?
500
The way in which words are arranged to form phrases and sentences
What is syntax?
500
Expressing the concept or differences of color.
What is an example of language variation?
500
Language that can communicate prejudice.
What is Racist language?
500
An assessment of a concept that does not change over time.