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Language (Vocab (Phonological Rules: govern how words sound when they are…
Language
Vocab
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Pragmatic Rules: govern how people use language in everyday interaction, which communication theorists have characterized as a series of speech acts
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Slang and Jargon: language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar coculture or other group/
Key Ideas
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The Nature of Language
Meanings Are in People, Not Words
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As referred to in the example section, something that I relate to is that meanings are in people and not in their words. From my experience with communicating with other people, I have often gotten frustrated or confused because I misunderstood their message. For example, when I'm talking to my significant other over text and she says 'k' to something, I would usually assume that she just doesn't care about what I have to say or doesn't want to talk, but in reality she's not trying to be rude that's just how she talks (I hope).
Examples
Ask a dozen people what the same symbol means, and you are likely to get 12 different answers. Does an American flag bring up associations of patriots giving their lives for their country?... As physical symbols, the place to look for meaning in language isn't in the words themselves but rather in the way people make sense of them... Problems arise when people mistakenly assume that other use words in the same way they do.