Midterm Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Explain how the United States and NASA developed a chart to communicate with “Beings” from another galaxy?

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NASA developed the chart showing males as superior, taller, stronger/muscular and initiating conversation with his hand. Also give directions and location of earth

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What do we mean by “verbal behavior,” in chapter 1, textbook?

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The study of language both in form and function

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Read “Conclusion” on page 7. Explain the fourth dot.

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Human language is the sign of who we are and who you want to be

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What is personal space?

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Personal space is the physical space in the surrounding someone it’s where they feel comfortable in America arm’s-length away is personal space

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What is meant by “Kinesics?”

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It is the study of the communication, impact of body movement and gestures

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How can the Tone Of Someone’s Voice demonstrate different meanings?

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The meaning of speech can be altered sniffly by tone and character of voice

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What is “Proxemics?

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Refers to the distance between people as they interact

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How does culture interact with “Proxemics?

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Each culture and country is different in how they interact, speak, communicate, symbolize and etc.

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What is your understanding of the term “Gestures?” Give some examples.

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Gesture is a way to communicate. An example of e gesture would be a thumbs up for good one shhh with a finger or using hands to communicate something

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Can one say that gestures are international? Explain!

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No, Gestures are international each culture, as a group, and country might interpret it differently

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What did the story of Adam and Eve communicate about men and women?

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The people who wrote the Bible were sexist. story shows the woman tempting the man to sin anything. making women look bad.

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How can Body Language communicate?

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By body motion close/distant. body movements have become known as body language and communicate without words

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How does Culture define our perception of “body space” when talking with someone?

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Our culture in the US makes us uncomfortable in crowds. Elevators

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Who in the world is Deborah Tannen?

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Debra tannen is a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University. She made the word genderlect

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What is “Genderlect?”

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A type or style of speech used by a particular gender

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Describe the main differences how men and women communicate

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men communicate to get ahead generally prefer face-to-face conversation and maintained eye contact, women communicate to make connections

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How is Linguists connected to Communications?

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Linguistics is the scientific study of language and language helps us to communicate

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What is meant by “Dialects?

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Language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language speakers

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What is “gender-biased language?

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A Language is gender biased if it favors a certain gender over another.

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What is the study of “phonology?

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It is the study of sounds

21
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How can “tattoos” communicate and signify a message?

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Tattoos can often represent thoughts and feelings or certain core beliefs and things of passion or sometimes nothing

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Explain these terms: “Signifier, Signified, and Signification.

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Message-signifier, meaning-signified, communication-signification

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What did you discover about your Observation Project?

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One thing I discovered is people tend to act differently when in the presence of different people like friends, boyfriend calling groups of friends or in public or in private

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What do we mean by Locutions?

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Particular form of expression called style speech or verbal phrases

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What is the study of Semiotics and how can this help communications
It Is the study of signs and symbols. These signs and symbols are then interpreted in communication
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Define the term “Emblems
Sign or symbol referred to as the speech, a thing serving as a symbolic representation of a particular quality or concept.
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Why is “Rap Music” censored today
Rap music is censored because of the language, swearing, violence
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How can words have double-meanings
One person might think the word mean something else.
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How does Rap Music communicate
It was used to communicate problems/struggles with life
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In the video about meeting people at a party, who does most of the communicating?
Women do