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Chap 12 and 14 Flashcards

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verbal codes consisting of symbols that a speech community uses for communication

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languages

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verbal symbols that stand for or represent ideas

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words

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a specialized, technical vocabulary that serves the interests and activities of a particular group

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jargon

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emotional overtones, related feelings, and associations that cluster around a word

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connotative meaning

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words or phrases with powerful negative connotations, used to describe some quality of a person r group

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epithets

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words or phrases that substitute an inoffensive term for a potentially offensive, embarrassing, or unpleasant thing

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euphemisms

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characteristics of spoken language compared to written language

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oral style

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nonessential language

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verbiage

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specific rater than general r abstract, terms

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concrete words

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imprecise terms that have indefinite boundaries

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vague words

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saying words in one phrase, and reversing them in the next phrase

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antimetabole

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words with recurring initial sounds

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alliteration

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words that end in the same sound

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rymes

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comparison of two dissimilar things

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metaphor

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combining metaphors from two or more sources, starting with one comparison and ending with another

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mixed metaphor

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short comparisons that use the word like or as to compare tow items that are alike in one essential detial

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similies

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recurring metaphors and similes that arise from shared human and natural experiences

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archetypal symbols

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giving human characteristics to nonhuman entities

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personification

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ethical terminology that affirms and includes, rather than excludes, persons or groups of people

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inclusive language

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language that privileges on racial or ethnic group over another

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racist language

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language that negatively influences the way listeners think about older people

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ageist language

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language that privileges males and their activities and interests

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sexist language

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language that does not treat the two sexes equally

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put-down; language that discounts the importance of someone’s viewpoint

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dismissive language

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trying to imagine something from another person's point f view
perspective taking
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the verbal and nonverbal behaviors you use to perform your speech
delivery
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reading a speech
manuscript delivery
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scree, located beneath the camera lens, on which the words of the speech scroll up during a filmed speech
teleprompter
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giving a speech you've learned word for word
memorized delivery
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presenting the speech as you creat it
impromptu delivery
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preparing and rehearsing a speech carefully in advance, but choosing the exact wording as you deliver the speech
extemporaneous delivery
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self-presentation, using the metaphor of a staged drama in which we use props and personal mannerisms to create and maintain impression of ourselves
impression management
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speakers presenting verbal and nonverbal messages they themselves believe
sincere
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speakers presenting verbal or nonverbal messages they don't believe in an attempt to create a false image
cynical
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looking audiences in the eye; communicates friendliness in the United States
eye contact
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all aspects of spoken language except the words
vocalics or paralinguistics
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the way you enunciate or say specific sounds, an element of pronounciation
articulation
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accenting syllables or words
stress
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changes in volume, rate, and pitch that cobine to create impression of the speaker
vocal variations
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silent pauses
unfilled pauses
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saying um or uh or other sounds during a pause
filled pauses
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the ability to communicate in a personally effective and socially appropriate manner
communicative competence
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a way of speaking characterized by effective vocal variety, fluency, gestures, and eye contact
confident style
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speaking thats comparatively calmer, slower and less intense, but maintains good eye contact and gestures
conversational style

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