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CST 229 Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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Language   an arbitrary, symbolic system that labels and categorizes objects, events, groups, people, ideas, feelings, experiences, and many other phenomena  
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Denotative Meaning   emphasizes its objective, dictionary definition shared and recognized by the majority members of a linguistic community  
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Connotative Meaning   stresses the subjective, interpretive meanings of a word constructed by individual members based on their cultural and personalized language experience  
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Phonological Rules (Phonology)   refer to the different accepted procedures for combining phonemes  
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Phonemes   the smallest sound units of a word  
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Accent   the inflection or tone of voice that is taken to be characteristic of an individual  
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Morphological Rules (Morphology)   refers to how combinations of different sounds make up a meaningful word or part of a word  
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Syntactic Rules (Syntactics)   refer to how words are sequenced together in accordance with the grammatical practices of the linguistic community  
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Semantic Rules (Semantics)   concern the features of meaning we attach to words  
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Pragmatic Rules (Pragmatics)   refer to the contextual rules that govern language usage in a particular culture  
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Speech Community   a group of individuals who share a common set of normative expectations and communication rules regarding appropriate or inappropriate interaction practices in a community  
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Inductive Reasoning   refers to the importance of facts and evidence to make a claim  
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Deductive Reasoning   refers to the primacy of conceptual models or big principles to start and then moves on to specific analytical points of inferences and factual conclusions  
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Linear Worldview   emphasizes rational or analytical thinking that is based on an objective reality  
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Relational Worldview   emphasizes holistic or connected thinking that is based on a contextual reality  
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Relational Worldview   emphasizes the importance of concerns about relational loyalty and trust, extended family connections, and ingroup membership dignity and honor  
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Dramatic Spiral Reasoning   style that includes effusive metaphors, stories, parables, and wide range of flowery adjectives to reinforce a point  
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Understated Spiral Reasoning   style that includes subtle messages, implied hints, reserved talks, relational reasons, and tactful nonverbal gestures to convey an intended meaning and context  
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Low-Context Communication   the emphasis is on how intention or meaning is expressed through explicit verbal messages  
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High-Context Communication   the emphasis is on how intention or meaning can best be conveyed through the embedded contexts and the nonverbal channels of the verbal message  
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Direct Style   statements tend to reveal the speaker's intentions with clarity and are enunciated with a forthright tone of voice  
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Indirect Style   statements tend to camouflage the speaker's actual intentions and are carried out with a softer tone  
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Self-Enhancement Style   emphasizes the importance of drawing attention to or exaggerating one's credentials, outstanding accomplishments, and special abilities  
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Self-Humbling Style   emphasizes the importance of downplaying oneself via modest talk, restraint, hesitation, and the use of self-deprecation message concerning one's performance or effort  
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