Symbolism
The arbitrary connection between signs and the things they represent.
What is a symbol?
Adapting one's speech to match that of others.
What is convergence?
It is a mistake to think this gender talks more than that gender.
Who are female and male?
A sign that resembles what it represents, for instance a drawing or a photograph.
What is an icon
Outlining the weekly information and submitting it for points (at least one page, double spaced).
What is a Chapter Capture?
Statements that have more than one commonly accepted meaning.
What is equivocal language?
"I guess we should study for the test" is an example of what type of powerless speech?
What is hedging?
True or False: Women interrupt men far more often than the other way around.
What is false?
"SUU is smaller than University of Utah" is an example of what type of language.
What is relative language?
Weekly quizzes to test your knowledge (sign in on your phone).
What is Kahoot?
This term is used to assign meaning to a word.
What is semantics?
"It's about time we got started, isn't it?" is an example of what type of powerless speech?
What is a tag question?
This type of culture values the content of the message more than the nonverbal and relational aspects of communication.
What is a low-context culture?
Raising the tone of your voice at the end of a sentence describes what type of powerless speech?
What is Rising inflections?
The title of the book Professor Funk reads to us that teaches us how to better communicate with our significant other.
What is "The Five Love Languages"
A sign that indicates something has taken place.
What is an index?
A grammatical term that focuses on putting sentences together.
What is syntax?
This type of culture highly values the nonverbal and relational aspects of messages in their communication.
What is a high-context culture?
"Trees can break wind" is an example of what type of language?
What is equivocal language?
Three papers you'll write in this class describing your incremental progress.
What are the 1% Improvement Goal papers?
An illustration of how one phenomenon can be described at various levels, from vague to specific.
What is the Ladder of Abstraction?
"Uh, can I talk to you?" is an example of what type of powerless speech?
What is a hesitation?
The United States and Canada are considered to be what type of culture.
What are low-context cultures?
"Mark is a nervous guy" is an example of what type of language?
What is static language.
The short entries you're all so excited to share each Thursday.
What are journal entries?