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Language (Vocabulary (language: a collection of symbols, governed by rules…
Language
Vocabulary
language: a collection of symbols, governed by rules, and is used to convey messages
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connotative meanings: informal interpretations for words and phrases that reflect people, culture, emotions, and situations involved
phonological rules: linguistic rules governing how sounds are combined to form words, or how they are pronounced
syntactic rules: rules that govern the ways in which symbols can be arranged as opposed to the meaning of the symbols
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re appropriation: members of a marginalized group re frame the meaning of a term that has historically been used in a democracy
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convergence: accommodating one's speaking style to another person, usually a person who is desirable or has higher status
divergence: linguistic strategy which the speaker emphasize differences between communication style and that of others to create distance
linguistic intergroup bias: the tendency to label people and behaviors in terms that reflect their in-group or out-group status
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slang: language used by a group of people whose members belong to a similar coculture or other group
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jargon: specialized vocabulary used as a kind of shorthand of people with common backgrounds and experience
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abstract language: language that lacks specificity or does not refer to observable behavior or other sensory data
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emotive language: language that conveys attitude rather than simply offering an objective description
euphemism: a mild or indirect term or expression used in a place of a more direct but less pleasant one
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Examples from text
connotative meanings: in North America calling someone dog has a friendly connotation with it, but in South Korea, it can be insulting
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abstract language: if someone asks your opinion on their new haircut, you say "it's really different"
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divergence: members of an ethnic group may follow dominant norms, but can use more than one dialect in a way that is used against the group
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