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CMST 233 ExamArbitrary - correct answer ✔✔no inherent connection. (the word means whatever users decide.
example: barn), governed by rules
Abstract - correct answer ✔✔layers of meaning, varies in clarity
ambiguous - correct answer ✔✔more than one possible meaning
denotative vs connotative - correct answer ✔✔dictionary definition: denotative
associations: connotation
What are the defining features of language? - correct answer ✔✔1. arbitrary
2. abstract
3. ambigulous
semantic triangle - correct answer ✔✔three elements for defining the meaning in language
1.symbol
2.referent: denotative or dictionary meaning
3.reference: connotative or implied meaning
Saphir- Whorf Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔the idea that language influences the ways that members
of a culture see and think about the world. It's been criticized in three ways
3 criticisms to Saphir Whorf Hypothsesis - correct answer ✔✔1.cause and effect relationship between
language and thought. The hypothesis states that language shapes our thoughts, but a criticsim is that
our thoughts can shape our language. example: if your wearing a jacket that is red, a fashion designer
may see it as crimson, rub, or vermillion, but you may just think of it as red. is that because she has more
knowledge about colors, or just has more terms for them?
, 2.even if people don't have word for something, it doesn't mean they aren't feeling it. Example; the
stress of learning a new language
3. even people who don't acquire language, because of cognitive deficiencies, are able to think, count,
and interact with others
How does our language use affect perceptions of our credibility? - correct answer ✔✔Cliches
dialects
equivocation
weasel words
allness
equivocation - correct answer ✔✔language that disquises the speakers true intentions through strategic
ambiguity
Cliches - correct answer ✔✔the phrases that were novel at one time but have lost their effect because of
overuse. They affect credibility because they have already been used before
dialects - correct answer ✔✔variations on language that are shared by people of a certain region or
social class. ( can tell where someone may be from due to their accent)
equivocation - correct answer ✔✔language that disquises the speakers true intentions through strategic
ambiguity
phonological rules - correct answer ✔✔correct pronunciation
syntactic rules - correct answer ✔✔proper order of words
semantic rules - correct answer ✔✔meaning of individual words
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