Nature of Language
The principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture
Language
Rules that govern the everyday use of language. Unlike syntactic and semantic rules, pragmatic rules are rarely written down or discussed.
Convergence
These words have multiple definitions and can mean different things
Equivocal Words
This gender tends to live the longest, taking 54% of the population aged 84-99.
Females
The theory that a culture’s worldview is unavoidably shaped and reflected by the language its members speak
Linguistic determinism
Rules that govern how sounds are combined to form words.
Phonological Rules
Rules that govern the everyday use of language. Unlike syntactic and semantic rules, pragmatic rules are rarely written down or discussed.
Divergence
Language used by a group of players who belong to similar co-culture or group
Slang
This country introduced the first gender-balanced cabinet in 2015
Canada
This term refers to errors in translation that lead to misunderstandings or humorous results, such as a product name having unintended meanings in another language
"Bungled" translation
Rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged as opposed to the meanings of those symbols
Syntactic Rules
Viewed as more competent and more self-confident, and the content of their messages is rated more favourably
Status
A string of terms and words describing an event and or object
Abstraction Ladder
This term is used by some Indigenous people to indicate a person whose gender identity, spiritual identity, or sexual orientation comprises both male and female spirits
A mixture of several Aboriginal languages, particularly Nuu-chah-nulth and Chinook, with English and French, facilitated communication between the various groups
Chinook Jargon
Rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged as opposed to the meanings of those symbols
The quality of being trusted and believed in
Credibility
A type of conclusionary statement made from interpreting the evidence in your own way
Inferential statement
The title of this 1992 book by John Grey exaggerates the differences between genders by stating women and men are from different planets
"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"
The theory that the structure of a language shapes the worldview of its users
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Rules that govern the everyday use of language. Unlike syntactic and semantic rules, pragmatic rules are rarely written down or discussed
Pragmatic Rules
Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized
Racism
A pleasant term used in place of more direct but less pleasant phrases
Euphemism
This bill updated the Canadian Human Rights act to include the terms "gender identity" and "gender expression"
Bill C-16
This movement advocates for greater gender diversity in panel discussions and public speaking engagements, highlighting the underrepresentation of women
#nomoremanels movement