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Speech Chapter 2

Speech Chapter 2. Oral Language. Key Vocabulary. Denotation Connotation Usage Colloquialisms Syntax Substance Style Clarity Economy Grace Abstract Concrete Dialect Idiom Jargon. Denotation and Connotation. Denotation: Literal meaning, settled by consulting a dictionary

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Speech Chapter 2

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  1. Speech Chapter 2 Oral Language

  2. Key Vocabulary • Denotation • Connotation • Usage • Colloquialisms • Syntax • Substance • Style • Clarity • Economy • Grace • Abstract • Concrete • Dialect • Idiom • Jargon

  3. Denotation and Connotation • Denotation: Literal meaning, settled by consulting a dictionary • Connotaion: Implied or suggested meaning, involve emotions, images, memories….can be culturally or socially determined

  4. Adapting Language • Language may be adapted for an audience • Standard Spoken English • Nonstandard Spoken English

  5. Oral Language vs. Written Language • Colloquialisms…characteristic of spoken language • Syntax

  6. Communication Choices • Communication should be appropriate to you! • Style • Substance • Clarity • Economy • Grace

  7. Appropriate Choices for the Listener • Shared Meanings • Abstract vs. Concrete • Dialect • Idiom • Jargon • Appropriateness for the situation • Appropriateness for the purpose

  8. Key Vocabulary • Denotation • Connotation • Usage • Colloquialisms • Syntax • Substance • Style • Clarity • Economy • Grace • Abstract • Concrete • Dialect • Idiom • Jargon

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