Definitions
language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar coculture or other group
What is slang?
The male and female sign are examples of what rule in language?
What are sematic rules?
“I probably shouldn't say this but…”
What are Disclaimers
a collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals
linguistic rules governing how sounds are combined to form words
What are phonological rules?
“Excuse me, sir…”
What are Polite Forms?
the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession
What is jargon?
linguistic rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged as opposed to the meanings of those symbols
What are synatic rules?
“Uh, can I have a minute of your time?”
What are Hesitations?
words that have more than one dictionary definition
What are equivocal words?
rules that govern the meaning of language as opposed to its structure
What are sematic rules?
“Don’t you think we should give it another try?”
What are Tag Questions
speaking in a way that emphasizes their difference from others
What is divergence?
Linguistic rules that govern the everyday use of language. Unlike syntactic and semantic rules, pragmatic rules are rarely written down or discussed.
What are pragmatic rules?
“I guess I’d like to…”
What are Hedges?