Language is Symbolic
These verbal symbols have layers of meaning
What are words?
These can replace, emphasize, or compliment a verbal message.
What are nonverbals?
Depending upon their relative social power, some people have to do this more than others.
What is code-switch?
The invention of this word allowed people to be prosecuted for "humanity's worst crime."
What is genocide?
This book is often viewed as a reference, but it, too, is a political or argumentative text.
What is a dictionary?
This is the dictionary definition of a word.
What is the denotation?
Though judged harshly, these words are used to "hold the floor" when conversing informally.
What are vocalized fillers?
Everyone speaks with one of these, though some wrongly think they do not.
What is an accent?
While some folks don't understand it, this kind of language will almost certainly not go away because of the role language plays in forming "in" and "out" groups.
What is slang?
This practice helps us to be better communicators by being aware of our thoughts and feelings to regulate and respond strategically.
What is mindfulness?
This is the vibe a word has: it can be formal or informal, for example, or positive or negative.
What is the connotation?
What are haptics?
Language varieties that are classified as standard can act as this for many people around the world who don't speak them.
What are gatekeepers?
This theory is needed because it is nearly impossible to come up with an exact definition for every concept in a language.
What is prototype theory?
The belief that you can tell a lot about someone based on how they sound rather than what they say or do.
What is linguistic stereotyping? (Accent bias is also acceptable).
The process of removing someone's humanity so that they can be harmed without remorse (dehumanization) begins with what?
What is language?
This term refers to the idea that it isn't what you say but rather how you say it, including volume, pitch, rate, and tone.
What is paralanguage?
What concepts explain why you would use the word "Hello" instead of "Hey" when emailing a teacher?
What are connotation and code-switching?
This is a term for highly technical language that is effective communication in some settings.
What is jargon?
Standard American English, or any standard accent, isn't standard because it is "better" or "easier to understand" than other accents or dialects. What concept explains why some accents or dialects become "standard" while others don't?
What is power? (Social advantage is also acceptable).
Describing crime as an infestation versus a virus impacts how we deal with it. This example illustrates the impact of this on our thinking.
What are metaphors?
Replacing nonverbals, proxemics, and eye contact are all forms of nonverbal communication that vary depending upon what?
What is culture?
To facilitate more effective communication, listeners need to adjust their what for listening when they find themselves making a judgment about someone's accent?
What is intention?
This is where the meanings of words in any language come from.
What is people?
Companies, scientific discoveries, repurposing, combining, clipping, borrowing from another language are all examples of what?
What is where new words come from?