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Comm Unit 3

Terms in this set (96)

Verbal:
communication consisting of words either spoken or written (Focusing on elements of language)
Verbal Code:
A set of rules about the use of words and the creation of messages
Rule systems for verbal codes
Phonology: rules for the basic units of sound (phonemes)
Morphology: Rules for the smallest units of meaning (morphemes)
Semantics: study of word meanings
Syntactics: study of how words relate to each other
Pragmatics: How language is used
Phonology
rules for the basic units of sound (phonemes)
Morphology
Rules for the smallest units of meaning (morphemes)
Semantics
study of word meanings (Denotative: public meanings & connotative: private, personal, emotional meaning of word
Syntactics
study of how words relate to each other
Pragmatics
How language is used
Effects of language Key Question
Do the categories of language (word, grammar, usage) influence how people think and behave?
Linguistic relativity
a theory that examines the relationships among language, thought culture and intercultural
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Def:
A component of linguistic relativity theory that argues language influences or even determines the way people think.
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
This hypothesis has been revised over time through changes in its emphasis on "determinism" or "relativism"
Firmir view (linguistic determinism):
language functions like a prison that once people learn it they are irrevocably affected by its particulars
(It is never possible to translate effectively across cultures)
Softer View (Linguistic Relativism)
language shapes how people think, but this influence is not unceasing
(It is possible for people to learn a language system different from their own so that communication can be accurate)
Advocates for Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
point to distinctions in two areas where perception is connected to language (Variations in vocab and variations in linguistic grammar)
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