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Communications Ch 5
Key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Words that refer to thoughts, ideas, or theories. | Abstract |
| Words that do not have a clear meaning. | Ambiguous |
| Words that have no direct connection to the objects they represent. | Arbitrary |
| The specialized language of a co-culture. | Argot |
| Words based on social, political, and cultural contexts, and the historical time in which they are located. | Changeable |
| The set of conventions or rules shared by members of a culture and which governs the use of words and symbols | Code |
| The ability to adopt a preferred code based on the group with which you are interacting. | Code-Switching |
| Words that come as close as possible to an objective description of reality. | Concrete |
| The meaning of words based on individual or cultural experiences or values. | Connotation |
| Processing the knowledge, awareness and skills to communicate effectively and appropriately with diverse people. | Cultural Sensitivity |
| A process that places observations in a specific time frame to suggest that change is possible. | Dating |
| The most concrete, specific, and objective meaning of a word. | Denotation |
| The use of language to intentionally obscure, confuse, equivocate, or deceive. | Doublespeak |
| A socially accepted word or phrase substituted for an uncomfortable or unacceptable one. | Euphemism |
| Talk about an absent third party. | Gossip |
| Verbal communication that demonstrates respect for others by using language that values them as individuals. | Inclusive Language |
| A process that ties evaluations to a specific circumstance to make them unique. | Indexing |
| A technical language often associate with a particular profession. | Jargon |
| The idea that our thoughts are influenced by the words we know and the patterns of language that dominate our culture. | Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis |
| Groups with which we most strongly identify. | Reference Groups |
| The property of words that allows us to talk about things without being the things themselves. | Symbolic |
| Prohibited words or the behaviors that those words describe. | Taboo |
| The systematic use of words and symbols to create and convey meaning | Verbal Language |
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