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Communication - Verbal

Communication is the sharing of meaning. Words are symbols They represent things but are not the actual things When you say, hear, or see the WORD elephant , you are not seeing or hearing the elephant but a symbol that stands for elephant. Communication - Verbal.

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Communication - Verbal

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  1. Communication is the sharing of meaning. • Words are symbols • They represent things but are not the actual things • When you say, hear, or see the WORD elephant, you are not seeing or hearing the elephant but a symbol that stands for elephant. Communication - Verbal Here is an example of what you might paraphrase from the notes to the left: Words = symbols ≠ actual things

  2. The MEANINGS of words are NOT always found in a dictionary! • Because people experience words in their own way, each person may have totally different emotional responses to the words. • The definition found in a dictionary is called the denotative meaning. • The definition found within an individual (emotional or personal response to a word) is called the connotative meaning. Communication - Verbal Here is an example of what you might paraphrase from the notes to the left: MEANINGS NOT always in dictionary each person = different emotional responses to words. denotative meaning = dictionary definition . connotative meaning = definition within individual (emotional/personal response)

  3. Denotative meaning is the literal meaning. • Connotative meaning is an individual’s feeling of the meaning. • Examples: The words home, house, residence and dwelling all have the same denotation, but the connotation of each word is very different. • Denotation:  Where a person lives at any given time. • Connotation:Home: cozy, loving, comfortableHouse: the actual building or structureResidence: cold, no feelingDwelling: primitive or basic surroundings Communication - Verbal Here is an example of what you might paraphrase from the notes to the left: Denotative = literal Connotative = feelings

  4. More examples of connotative & denotative meanings: • Examples: slim, scrawny, and svelte • Denotation:  thin • Connotation: What do you “picture” as differences between these three words that have the same denotative meaning? • What is your connotation of the following words that refer to a young person? • youngster, child, kid, little one, small fry, brat, urchin, juvenile, minor Communication - Verbal

  5. ALL WORDS HAVE DENOTATIVE MEANINGS AND MAY HAVE DIFFERENT CONNOTATIVE MEANINGS FOR EACH PERSON. • QUICK DRAW THE WORDS: • VACATION • DESSERT • DOG • TREE • Meaning is found in people! Communication - Verbal Here is an example of what you might paraphrase from the notes to the left: Words have denotative AND connotative meanings

  6. Why does language change? • The world is constantly changing. • New words are needed to describe new things and ideas. • Words change as they are used in different ways by different people and societies or cultures. 1950: Gay = happy 1985: Gay = happy Gay = homosexual 2010: Gay = homosexual Gay = weird • What other words can you think of that have changed? Communication - Verbal

  7. Specialized language types: • Technical • Relates to a particular subject and is marked by specialization • Educational (ex: ESL) • Technology (software, Internet) • Electrical • Hobbies (cooking, athletics, stamp collecting) • Others? Communication - Verbal

  8. Specialized language types: • Regional • Speech that is particular to a geographical area • bubbler, water fountain • danish, roll • creek, stream • pop, soda Communication - Verbal

  9. Specialized language types: • Slang • Informal, nonstandard vocabulary, unique to a particular group. • the bomb • Airhead • Blown away • Catchin’ some Z’s • Others? Communication - Verbal

  10. Specialized language types: • Cultural • Terms related to the particular background of a group of people • Taro • Catchment barrel • Quinceanera • Others? Communication - Verbal

  11. Words can “include” or “exclude.” • “Hey, come on over with us!” • “No, we already have our group.” •  Words can “build up” and “put down.” • “That was great!” • “Dude, you really screwed up!” •  Words “reveal” and “conceal.” • “That really makes me feel like…” • “Never mind; it’s not important.” Communication - Verbal

  12. REVIEW – What did you learn today about communication? • Symbols • Meanings • Change • Specialized language • Include/exclude • build up/put down • Reveal/conceal Communication - Verbal

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