Ch. 11: Using Appropriate Language

Question 1

Abstract Language

Answer 1

General and vague language choice

Question 2

Accuracy

Answer 2

Language that is grammatically and structurally correct

Question 3

Acronyms

Answer 3

First letter abbreviations for longer terms

Question 4

Active Voice

Answer 4

The subject performs the action

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

Repetition of sounds that are near each other

Question 6

Appropriate

Answer 6

Speakers should be sure that the language used in a presentation is appropriate to the topic, the occasion, and the audience

Question 7

Appropriate Language

Answer 7

Word choices that are appropriate to the topic, occasion, and audience

Question 8

Arbitrary

Answer 8

Words have no meaning in and of themselves. they get their meaning from the people who use them

Question 9

Concrete Language

Answer 9

Specific, detailed, and tangible language choice

Question 10

Connotative Meaning

Answer 10

Emotional response to a word

Question 11

Denotative Meaning

Answer 11

Literal dictionary meaning of a word

Question 12

Extended Analogy

Answer 12

Explain metaphors in detail; speaker recalls the previous example and extends it

Question 13

Inclusive Language

Answer 13

Language choices that avoid excluding anyone for any reason; language choice that considers and respects all types of people

Question 14

Jargon

Answer 14

Language that is specific to a particular group

Question 15

Metaphor

Answer 15

Figure of speech that uses implied comparisons between two unlike things

Question 16

Onomatopoeia

Answer 16

Strategy uses sounds that mimic the meaning of words like “tick tock” or “snap”

Question 17

Oral Style

Answer 17

Writing for the listener not the reader

Question 18

Passive Voice

Answer 18

Subject is acted upon

Question 19

Personification

Answer 19

Speaker gives human qualities to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals

Question 20

Repetition

Answer 20

Repeating a word or phrase

Question 21

Simile

Answer 21

Direct comparison of unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

Question 22

Social Reality

Answer 22

Language that tells us what and whom to value in society

Question 23

Symbolic

Answer 23

Words stand for or symbolize things

Question 24

Triangle of Meaning

Answer 24

Figure that helps to understand the symbolic and arbitrary nature of words; triangle of meaning consists of the symbol, thought, and referent

Question 25

Vivid

Answer 25

Language used to evoke a certain emotion or image from their audience; language that appeals to an audience’s senses

Question 26

Vocalized Pauses

Answer 26

Words or phrases used to fill gaps of time that can decrease a speaker’s credibility, such as like, you know, um