Lecture: Verbal Communication Flashcards
Be able to distinguish among types of verbal communication.
- Verbal and vocal communication-speaking
- Verbal and nonvocal communication
- Writing-orthography
- Emblems
- Sign language-American sign language asl
Be able to define verbal communication.
- Our use of symbols
- a symbol is anything that stands for something else.
What is the difference between pragmatic, semantic, and syntactic approaches to understanding language?
A. Syntactic rules-grammar, structure of language at the grammatical level
B. Pragmatic rules-rules of use, how do we use language
C. Semantic rules-rules of meaning
What is a phoneme? What is a morpheme?
Phoneme-the smallest unit of potentially meaningful sound any language. English is made up of about 44 different sounds.
Morpheme-the smallest unit of meaning in a language (cat vs cats).
Be able to distinguish between denotation and connotation.
Denotation- Most commonly held meaning in a community of speakers.
Connotation- One’s historical experience or relationship with a particular sign.
How do people use language to create and maintain groups?
- Jargon-a specialized language or vocabulary associated with a particular profession, it is formal
- slang-Vocabulary that draws together peer groups, it is informal
- argot- Language only accessible to the group. secret language. Use language to police the group we are in.
- register-Formal dimension. What counts as formal and informal language. What counts as formal language can mark different groups.
What is linguistic relativity? Who was most associated with the idea? What is the difference between linguistic relativity and linguistic determinism?
Edward Sapir & Benjamin Lee Whorf
Linguistic relativity-the language we speak predisposes us through habitual use to experience the world in a particular way. a language’s grammatical structure influences us to see the world in different ways
Linguistic determinism-And because we speak a different language we WILL experience the world in a different way.
