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What does the concept, “meanings are in people, not words” mean?
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It doesn't matter what the words said are, it matters what's in the intent
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Rules of language:
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Phonological, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic
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Convergence
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The process of coming together or the state of having cometogether toward a common point.
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Equivocal language
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Allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as aword or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide;susceptible of double interpretation
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Phonological
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Words that sound the same but have different meanings
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Slang and jargon
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The language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particulartrade, profession, or group
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Pragmatic
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Phrases that can be interpreted differently
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Semantic
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The word can be taken more than one way
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Difference between fact, opinion and inference
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Fact is true.Opinion is what you think.Inference is how you perceive the situation
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Emotive language
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Language deliberately designed to arouse the emotions
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Euphemisms
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The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression forone thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
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How does language use vary by gender:
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Men - Short, straight to point, mono-tone
Women- in depth, heart-filled, to create relationships |
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Elaborate vs succinct
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Succinct expressed in few wordselaborate marked by intricate and often excessive detail
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Characteristics of nonverbal communication:
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Tone of voice, sighs, screams, vocal quality (pitch and tone)
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