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Language (Gender and Language (Women are emotionally expressive. Often…

- - - - A collection of symbols, governed by rules and used to convey messages between individuals.
    - - A version of the same language that includes substantially different words and meanings.
  - - - Formally recognized definitions for words, as in those found in a dictionary.
    - - Informal, implied interpretations for words and phrases that reflect the people, culture, emotion, and situations involved.
  - - - Rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged as opposed to the meanings of those symbols.
    - - Rules that govern the meaning of language as opposed to its structure.
    - - Linguistic rules governing how sounds are combined to dorm words.
    - - Rules that govern how people use language in everyday interaction.
- - - - Language that conveys an attitude rather than simply offering an objective description.
  - - - A mild or indirect term or expression used in place of a more direct but less pleasant one.
    - - A deliberately vague statement that can be interpreted on more than on way.
  - - - Words that have more than one dictionary definition.
    - - Words that gain their meaning by comparison.
    - - Abstract language
        
        Language that lacks specificity or does not refer to observable behavior or other sensory data.
- - - - Linguistic relativism
        
        The notion that language influences the way we experience the world.