VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS Flashcards
COLLECTION OF SIGNS, SYMBOLS, CODES, AND RULES
VERBAL COMMUNICATION
MEANS THAT LANGUAGE PERMITS US TO DISCUSS TOPICS THAT CUT ACROSS TIME AND SPACE, REALITY AND FANTASY
DISPLACEMENT
MEANS THAT VERBAL MESSAGES UST BE RECEIVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY ARE SENT, OR THEY WILL BE LOST
RAPID FADING
STANDS FOR OR REPRESENTS SOMETHING
SIGNS
TWO TYPES OF SIGNS
NATURAL SIGNS, AND ARTIFICIAL OR CONVENTIONAL SIGNS
SIGNS THAT ARE SIGNAL
NATURAL SIGNS
SIGNS THAT ARE SYMBOLS
ARTIFICIAL/CONVENTIONAL SIGNS
=PROVIDE MEANING WHEN A PARTICULAR SOCIETY HAS AGREED ON WHAT THEY WILL LOOK LIKE OR WHAT THEY WILL REPRESENT
=ARBITRARY AND AMBIGUOUS
SYMBOLS
NEITHER TOTALLY ARBITRARY NOR SYMPTOMATIC
RITUAL
THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE AND VERBAL BEHAVIOR IS RELATED TO THE STUDY OF
HUMAN SYMBOLIC ACTIVITY
MEANINGS ARE ACCOMPLISHED WHEN WE _ SYMBOLS
INTERPRET
is the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
Denotative meaning
=is the subjective attachment that people associate with a word or
symbol
=contains our judgments and evaluations.
Connotative meaning
Language as a set of signs, symbols, and signals has _
GRAMMAR
Communication happens
when individuals share a system of order called
GRAMMAR
_, _, and _ can also be communicated verbally.
Power, status, and control
_ also reduce the impact of an utterance.
Verbal qualifiers
_ weaken the assertion of a speaker by adding a
question.
Tag questions
The power and status of a
speaker is also related to _
lengthening of request
developed by Howard Giles, suggests that people accommodate or adjust their style of speech in order to gain approval,
maintain social identity and make communication more effective
Speech Accommodation Theory
John Searle said that in order to understand what the
speaker means. we must understand not only the speaker’s words but also his
intentions.
Speech Act Theory
The strict dictionary meaning of a word
Denotation
The emotional and imaginative association surrounding a word
Connotation
Connotative words imply_____??
Emotions
Plump = a full, round.
Fat = While similar in meaning to plump,
it has a very harsh and mean tone.
Is an example of???
Connotative
