Week 3

Question 1

What is language?

Answer 1

a system of signs, symbols, and codes to convey messages

Question 2

Language is…(in terms of components)

Answer 2

1. rule governed
2. capable of displacement
3. rapidly fading

Question 3

Part 1: We try to refer to things and ideas through the…

Part 2. and we use this by… (think peach)

Answer 3

1. Referential Function
2. by naming things and categorizing them
   (remember Peach example)

Question 4

We determine meaning through our… (think of rock example)

Answer 4

Knowledge, experience, and context (example being how we define Rock)

Question 5

What are the two TYPES of meaning?

Answer 5

Denotation: the literal dictionary definition AND
Connotation: the emotional, evaluative meaning

Question 6

What are the 8 VARIATIONS we use in language?

Answer 6

Word choice, word patterning, rate, pitch, volume, intonation, airflow, phonology (pronunciation)

Question 7

Why do we use language differences?

Answer 7

In order to judge each other, to make attributions about traits (gender language differences

Question 8

In language differences, men tend to use more…

Answer 8

Judgmental adjectives, short sentences, commands (directives), the “I” pronoun, and quantity (numbers)

Question 9

In language differences, women tend to use more…

Answer 9

uncertainty verbs, hedges, emotional references, longer sentences, intensive adverbs

Question 10

We use different language strategies to…

Answer 10

Manage impressions!

Question 11

How do we use language to manage impressions?

Answer 11

Through: opinion conformity, intimidation (fear/threat), supplication, self-promotion, justifications, disclaimers, and apologies

Question 12

If you wanted to find out how many commercials were broadcasted on a typical David Letterman show, which method would you use?

Answer 12

Content-Analysis

Question 13

In a study of infomercials Jose asked study participants how often they purchase products advertised on these programs, because participants were embarrassed about some purchases they lied to Jose about their buying behavior. According to lecture this problem is typical for which method of research? 
A. content analysis 
B.field observations 
C. experiment 
D.survey

Answer 13

D. Survey

Question 14

Common Misconceptions

Answer 14

“Truth is in the nonverbal” and “nonverbal is separate from verbal, it has its own body language”

Question 15

Nonverbal communication can….

Answer 15

Complement verbal, Substitute for verbal, and contradict verbal

Question 16

Why is nonverbal important?

Answer 16

it demonstrates immediacy and gauges others’ reactions and feedback

Question 17

What are Nonverbal codes?

Answer 17

they are a way of sending nonverbal messages (anything besides the actual language

Question 18

List the 7 nonverbal codes

Answer 18

Paralanguage (paralinguistics), personal appearance, oculesics (eye contact), kinesics (movement/gestures), proxemics (claiming our space), chronemics (time), and haptics (touch)