Nature Of Language
True or False: Phonological rules are the only ones that govern the way we use language to communicate
Type of naming scheme preferred in US politics.
What is simple?
Language used by a group whose members are of a similar culture
What is Slang
To approach something in an indirect way
What is meant by beating around the bush?
A collection of symbols governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals.
What is Language
Level of language rated more highly in university papers
What is high-level?
Words that have more than one dictionary definition?
What is Equivocal words
Something that is done imperfectly
What is bungled?
Linguistic rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged as opposed to the meaning of those symbols.
What is Syntactic rules
Adjusting your language to someone else
What is convergence?
Words that gain their meaning by comparison
What is Relative Words
To find out others opinion without directly asking them.
What is meant by feeling out?
Linguistic rules governing how sounds are combined to form words
What is Phonological rules
Speaking direct to someone
What is powerful language?
An account that refers only to observable phenomena
What is Behavioural Description
A moderate form of linguistic determinism that argues that language exerts a strong influence on the perception of the people who speak it.
What is linguistic relativism?
Using "I" in statements is an example of what?
What is responsibility?
Language that lacks any specificity
What is Abstract Language