Basics of Words
Power of Words
Misunderstandings
Theories and Perspectives
Other / Miscellaneous
100

These are words, sounds, or visual images that represent something else, such as a thought, concept, or object.

What are symbols?

100

This is the term to describe words that are considered obscene, blasphemous, irreverent, rude, or insensitive. 

What is profanity?

100

Confusion caused by the fact that the same word can mean different things to different people is known as this concept.

What is bypassing?

100

According to this theory, people make sense of the world based on their interpretation of words or symbols used by others. 

What is the Symbolic Interaction Theory?

100

This is the term to describe an explicit admission of an error, along with a request for forgiveness.

What is apology?

200

These are the things that the words represent.

What are referents?

200

These describe mild or indirect words that are substituted for other words describing something vulgar, profane, unpleasant, or embarrassing. 

What are euphemisms? 

200

This term describes the confusion of one word or phrase for another that sounds similar to it.

What is malapropism?

200

According to this theory, the use of language determines or influences thoughts and perceptions.

What is Linguistic Determinism?

200

Being able to pursue one’s own best interests without denying a partner’s rights is known as this quality.

What is assertive?


300

This is the mental process of creating an image, sound, concept, or experience triggered by a referent or symbol.

What is thought?

300

Words or phrases intended to offend or show disrespect for someone’s race, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, or some other aspect of their personality are known as this type of language.

What is hate speech?

300

A set of words that have particular meaning to a person, group, or culture are known as this concept. 

What is restricted code or jargon?

300

According to this theory, each language includes some unique features that are not found in other languages. 

What is Linguistic Relativity?

300

Expressing one’s interests while denying the rights of others by blaming, judging, and evaluating other people is known as this quality.

What is aggressive?

400

This is the term to describe the restrictive or literal meaning of a word.

What is denotative?

400

This is a description and evaluation of what you observe in terms of extremes such as good or bad, old or new, beautiful or ugly.

What is polarization?


400

These types of statements are used to make unqualified and untrue generalizations.

What are allness statements?

400

According to this perspective, language shapes our thoughts and culture, and our culture and thoughts affect the language we use to describe our world.

What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?

400

Brief preface to a feedback statement, intended to communicate that you don’t want your listener to take your message in an overly critical way describes this type of language.

What is Extended "I" Language?

500

This is the term that describes the personal or subjective meaning of a word. 

What is connotative?

500

The pronouncement that does not take the possibility of change into consideration is known as this concept.

What is static evaluation?

500

Avoiding generalizations by using statements that separate one from another is known as this concept.

What is indexing?

500

This is the term that describes individual perceptions by a culture or group of people about key beliefs and issues, such as death, God, and the meaning of life, which influence interaction with others.

What is worldview?

500

Conversation that uses many words and various ways of describing an idea or concept to communicate its meaning is known as this concept.

What is elaborated code?