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