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SPC 1017 final exam updated 2023 -2024 /QuestionsAnd Answers
Quiz :Denotative meaning - √Answer :the dictionary definition of a word
Quiz :Connotative meaning - √Answer :the feelings or associations each
individual has about a word
Quiz :Semantic triangle - √Answer :used to explain the relationship between
symbols (words) and thoughts
Quiz :three parts of semantic triangle - √Answer :1. symbol: first peak
2. thought:at second peak, the words we use to think about the symbol
3. referent: third, the image we create in our minds as a result of the symbol
Quiz :Ladder of abstraction - √Answer :a diagram of how we abstract through
language, classifications, types, categories, etc. Symbol gets more abstract as
you climb ladder
, Quiz :People determine meanings - √Answer :receivers determine meanings,
not givers
Quiz :Language and Online Credibility - √Answer :social media= many
receivers with different interpretations of the world. Eliminate typos, outline
ideas, avoid profanity
Quiz :Four elements of the language environment - √Answer :1. People- who
is there?
2. Purpose: why are they there?
3. Rules of communication: by which they achieve their goal
4. The actual talk: used in the situation
Quiz :Ritual Language - √Answer :Has to do with rules of communication,
takes place in environments where a conventionalized response is expected of
you
Quiz :Euphemisms - √Answer :used in offensive words or phrases to "pretty
up" unpleasant comments
Quiz :Doublespeak - √Answer :deliberately constructed for political purposes,
ambiguous or obscure, used to disguise or distort the meaning of words to
make the truth sound more palatable.
Quiz :Racist language - √Answer :describes the majority of group in positive
terms and minority groups in negative terms, used to keep dominant group in
charge
Quiz :Sexist language - √Answer :language that excludes a gender
Quiz :Ableist language - √Answer :language that is prejudiced against people
with disabilities
Quiz :Specialization - √Answer :words that are only used in certain
environment, usually professions where only the practitioners understand the
language
Quiz :style - √Answer :the result of the way you select and arrange words and
sentences. Style is closely related to the roles we play
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