Ch. 11: Using Appropriate Language Flashcards
Abstract Language
General and vague language choice
Accuracy
Language that is grammatically and structurally correct
Acronyms
First letter abbreviations for longer terms
Active Voice
The subject performs the action
Alliteration
Repetition of sounds that are near each other
Appropriate
Speakers should be sure that the language used in a presentation is appropriate to the topic, the occasion, and the audience
Appropriate Language
Word choices that are appropriate to the topic, occasion, and audience
Arbitrary
Words have no meaning in and of themselves. they get their meaning from the people who use them
Concrete Language
Specific, detailed, and tangible language choice
Connotative Meaning
Emotional response to a word
Denotative Meaning
Literal dictionary meaning of a word
Extended Analogy
Explain metaphors in detail; speaker recalls the previous example and extends it
Inclusive Language
Language choices that avoid excluding anyone for any reason; language choice that considers and respects all types of people
Jargon
Language that is specific to a particular group
Metaphor
Figure of speech that uses implied comparisons between two unlike things
Onomatopoeia
Strategy uses sounds that mimic the meaning of words like “tick tock” or “snap”
Oral Style
Writing for the listener not the reader
Passive Voice
Subject is acted upon
Personification
Speaker gives human qualities to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals
Repetition
Repeating a word or phrase
Simile
Direct comparison of unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
Social Reality
Language that tells us what and whom to value in society
Symbolic
Words stand for or symbolize things
Triangle of Meaning
Figure that helps to understand the symbolic and arbitrary nature of words; triangle of meaning consists of the symbol, thought, and referent
