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The Language of Misunderstandings (Equivocal words (Def: Words that have…
The Language of Misunderstandings
Equivocal words
Def
: Words that have more than one dictionary definition
Textbook ex:
A nurse once told a patient that he wouldn't be needing the materials he requested from home. The patient misunderstood as that meant he was dying but it actually meant he was going home
Own ex:
I told my friend once I was going to see her at school for my first period (class) and my mom thought I got my first period (menstruation).
Relative words
Def:
Words that gain their meaning by comparison
Textbook ex:
Fast and slow or Smart and stupid
Own ex:
When talking about classes either easy or hard. Another example is when cutting your hair either leaving it long or short
Slang
Def:
Language used by a group of people whose members being to a similar co-culture or other group
Textbook ex:
Cyclist who talk about bonking are referring to running out of energy
Own ex:
"What's the tea" meaning what is the gossip of today.
Jargon
Def:
Specialized vocabulary used as a kind of shorthand by people with common backgrounds and experience
Textbook ex:
Skateboarders and snowboarders describe maneuvers such as "ollie" "grind" and "shove it"
Own ex:
At the clinic I used to work at we had medical jargon so the abbreviation NPO meaning nothing by mouth or another one being when playing online games "I got your 6" meaning I got your back
Abstraction ladder
Def:
A range of more to less abstract terms describing an event or object
Textbook ex:
Referring to women is more abstract than referring to most of the women I know
Own ex:
Talking about a person in education you could narrow it down to a specific teacher like Dr.Mimi
Abstract Language
Def:
Language that lacks specificity or does not refer to observable behavior or other Sensory data
Textbook ex:
Thinking your bosses idea is horrible and you respond with "its different" rather than saying its a bad idea
Own ex:
When my friend asked what I thought about her dress which I didn't really like I said "you should try something different on" so I do not have to tell her I don't like her dress