Languages and Cultures
The word "range" is a _____
What is ambiguous word?
"This may sound crazy but..." is an example of a _____
What is disclaimer?
What is dismissive language?
Speaking only one language
What is monolingual?
Verbiage
What is nonessential language?
Euphemism
What is a word or phrase that substitutes an inoffensive term for a potentially offensive, embarrassing, or unpleasant thing?
"The wind howled in the night" is an example of ____
What is personifictaion?
Language that negatively influences the way listeners think about older people.
What is ageist language?
Bilingual
What is speaking two languages?
Comparison of two dissimilar things
What is metaphor?
Adding words to the dictionary
What is cultural change?
"Sort of", "Kinda", "Maybe", are all _____
What is Hedges?
Racist language
What is language that privileges one racial or ethnic group over another?
What is strategies that help you speak more effectively?
Epithet
What is a word or phrase with a powerful negative connotation, used to describe some quality of a person or group?
What is denotative is what a word names or identifies while connotative is the feelings associated with that word?
Nonessential language
What is verbiage?
Ethical terminology that affirms and includes, rather than excludes, persons or groups of people.
What is inclusive language?
Controlling your negative emotional responses.
What is effective listening?
Recurring metaphor and simile that arises from shared human and natural experiences.
What is archetypal symbol?
Verbal code consisting of symbols that a speech community uses for communication
What is language?
The difference between a concrete and a vague word
What is concrete words are specific and vague words have indefinite boundaries?
Don't say, "my female professor". Instead, say "my proffessor".
What is alternate language?
Perspective taking
What is trying to imagine something from another person's point of view?
Nonparallel language
What is language that does not treat the two sexes equally?