Verbal Communication

Question 1

Functions of Verbal Communication

Answer 1

1) Instrumental
2) Regulatory
3) Informative
4) Heuristic
5) Interactional
6) Personal
7) Imaginative

Question 2

Instrumental (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 2

we use verbal communication to make things happen

Ex: Ask someone out on a date.

Question 3

Regulatory (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 3

we use language to control/regulate the behavior of others

Question 4

Informative (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 4

we use verbal comm. to communicate info./ inform others

Question 5

Heuristic (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 5

we use language to acquire new knowledge and language, and to think of new ideas
(Ex: Editing a friend’s paper)

Question 6

Interactional (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 6

helps us establish and define social relationships

Question 7

Personal (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 7

is a way of expressing our individuality

Ex.) humor, song

Question 8

Imaginative (Functions of Verbal Communication)

Answer 8

we express ourselves artistically and verbally

Question 9

Components of Language

Answer 9

1) Phonology
2) Syntax
3) Semantics
4) Pragmatics

Question 10

Phonology (Functions of language)

Answer 10

how words sound and how sounds communicate meaning
- phoneme: vowels, consonants, dipthongs
Ex) ‘th’ and ‘ch’

Question 11

Syntax (Functions of language)

Answer 11

the rules for ordering words in a sentence

Question 12

Semantics (Functions of language)

Answer 12

Meaning of words/ phrase

• denotative meaning: literal, generally agreed upon definition for a word
• connotative meaning: affective, interpretational, highly personal/cultural/social meaning of words

Question 13

Pragmatics (Functions of language)

Answer 13

how words are used in particular contexts

Question 14

Speech Community

Answer 14

a group of people who share a particular way of speaking, or common symbols and rules for speaking

Question 15

Standpoint theory

Answer 15

(not sure if I need to know this)

• An individuals own perceptions and our perceptions of the world are shaped by who we are and our gender/nationality
• determines what you focus on
• Your standpoint may differ from someone with the same status as you
• Standpoint exerts influence on how we interact with one another
• To be on the inside of society as a marginalized person, you must know the ‘insider’s perspective’

Question 16

Code switching

Answer 16

the ability to move back and forth between ways of speaking based on a situation, setting, or participant