Chapter 4: Language
The nature of Language
The power of Language
Troublesome Language
Gender and language
Language
Dialect
A collection of symbols governed by rules and used to covey messages between individuals
A version of the same language that includes substantially different words and meanings
Language is rule governed
Meanings are in people, not words
Laguage is symbolic
calling a dog, a dog
Denotative meaning
Connotative meaning
semantic rules
pragmatic rules
Phonological rules
How words sound when pronunciated
meaning of words
syntactic rules
structure of language
how people use language in everyday interactions
Reappropriation
People change a word from a bad meaning to good.
An example in my world is using the N word as a term of brotherhood instead of bad, like wassup my N
Language shapes values, attitudes, and beliefs
Credibility
Naming
"What is a name"
My name is David my dogs name is Zoey but she is also a pit bull and I am a human.
Speech style, and the credibility associated with is influences perception
If I talk with slang then people might not understand me as much
The language of misunderstanding
Equivocal language
Relative Words
Slang and Jargon
Disruptive Language
Evasive Language
Open to more interpretation
Meaning by comparison
Using words that belong to a certain culture
example: Hitting a lick means to steal something in my culture
Results in conflict
can hurt peoples feelings
"Why do women say there fine when they are not"
"Why do men want to talk about sex so much
For me gender language is used mostly when it comes to play when I'm talking to either a boy or a girl