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DEFINING LANGUAGE

DEFINING LANGUAGE. Language has rules Language is like a code Encode: assign meaning to data decode: assign meaning to someone else’s words. Verbal Communication: CHARACTERISTICS OF ORAL LANGUAGE . Real world as perceived by speaker. Message as heard by listener. Structure. Meaning.

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DEFINING LANGUAGE

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  1. DEFINING LANGUAGE • Language has rules • Language is like a code • Encode: assign meaning to data • decode: assign meaning to someone else’s words

  2. Verbal Communication: CHARACTERISTICS OF ORAL LANGUAGE Real world as perceived by speaker Message as heard by listener Structure Meaning Sound Vocabulary Grammar

  3. SOUND • Meaning • Denotation • Dictionary meaning of a word • Connotation • Emotions or feelings associated with a word -Stubborn vs persistent • Vocabulary: words that make up a language • Words are symbols • Vocabulary adds interest • Vocabulary is symbolic • Structure: -the way parts of language are arranged • Grammar: - rules of language • Sound: DICTION DIALECT Pronunciation Regional Articulation Ethnic/Cultural Enunciation

  4. SOUNDS * Diction: clarity and distinctness • Pronunciation • Articulation (consonants) • Slurring Louie Louie Louie • Substitution • Addition • Omission • Enunciation (vowels) - Deal / Dill * Dialect: combination on speech sounds that identify speech with a particular group

  5. Levels of Language Use • Formal: conforms to highly strict rules • Technical: associated with a particular activity, profession, or field of study (jargon) • Standard: used by the majority of communicators within a specific language • Informal: used in casual situations • Colloquialism: term or phrase associated with a specific regional culture • Slang: temporary language that is used for a brief period of time • Ungrammatical: does not use expected standards of grammar

  6. Assignment • You will create a technical dictionary for an activity or profession that you choose. This dictionary must include • A cover with a title for your dictionary (10 pts) • A brief description of the type of dictionary, who it is useful for, and why you chose that field (10pts) • 10 words or phrases and definitions (30 pts)

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