HS102 Chapter 6 Vocabulary Words

Reflect the ways in which users of a language assign meaning to a particular linguistic symbol, usually a word.

Statements can be interpreted in more than one way.

Gain their meaning by comparison.

Statements that contain or imply the word is lead to the mistaken assumption that people are consistent and unchanging—an incorrect belief

Is vague in nature.

Refers to specific things that people say or do.

Govern the grammar of a language.

Govern the way speech operates in everyday interaction.

The process of adapting one's speech style to match that of others

Communicators who want to set themselves apart from others

Communicating in ways that save face for both senders and receivers.

Conclusions arrived at from an interpretation of evidence.

Type of powerless speech that attempts to distance a speaker from remarks that might be unwelcome.

Seems to describe something but actually announces the speaker's attitude toward it.

Replace the personal pronoun. Communicators who use "it" statements avoid responsibility for ownership of a message, attributing it instead to some unidentified source.

Clearly identifies the speaker as the source of a message.

Expresses a judgement of the other person.

Implies that the issue is the concern and responsibility of both the speaker and receiver of the message.

The worldview of culture is shaped by the language its members speak.