Chapter 14 Flashcards
The manner in which one conveys messages through the spoken word
Oral style
Using language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the audience
Speaking appropriately
Language used to reduce the psychological distance between you and your audience
Verbal immediacy
How the information can be used now
Timeliness
Information in relation to listeners personal space
Proximity
Background, knowledge, attitudes, experiences, and philosophies shared by speaker and audience
Common ground
The confidence an audience placed in the truthfulness of what a speaker says
Credibility
Words used that apply to one co-cultural group as though they represent everyone
Generic language
Words that are changed because of the sex, race, or other group characteristics of the individual
Nonparallel language
The addition of sex, race, age, or other group designations to a description
Marking
When one emphasizes one persons relationship to another when doing so is not necessary to make the point
Irrelevant association
Using words that convey your meaning precisely
Speaking clearly
Words that narrow what is understood from a general category to a particular item or group within it
Specific language
The unique technical terminology of a trade or profession
Jargon
Informal, nonstandard vocabulary and definitions assigned to words by a social group or subculture
Slang
