Week 6- Language Summary by Erika https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6 Assignment #2 en-us 2017-04-05 15:15:13 UTC 2026-02-10 21:04:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 4 Major Purposes Language Serves joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164911052 1. Used to designate, label, define and limit 
2. Used to evaluate
3. Used to discuss things outside immediate experience 
4. Used to talk about language

]]> 2017-04-05 15:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164911052 Language and Meaning joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164912823 - Meaning of words change and vary  across subgroups  

- Language is a creative act 

-  Denotative : direct, dictionary definition of a word. 
       And 
Connotative: the significant feelings or evaluations associated with the primary definition of the word. 

- Groups define themselves through language. Language varies within cultural subgroups 

]]> 2017-04-05 15:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164912823 Culture And Language joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164919948 -Varies within subgroups and cultures 

- Idioms: the phrase or expression that is figurative or could be a literal meaning ]]> 2017-04-05 15:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164919948 Increasing Message Clarity joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164921399 - It is improved by reducing ambiguity and confusion ]]> 2017-04-05 15:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164921399 Cultural Differences joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164922222 - 3 dimensions for understanding the differences in verbal communication. 
-> Individualism versus collectivism 
->  Cultures may be masculine or feminine 
-> Cultures view power distances differently ]]> 2017-04-05 15:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164922222 The Nature and Use of Language joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164925331 - The body of words and their use in communicating that are common to people of the same community, same nation, the same geographical area or cultural tradition ]]> 2017-04-05 16:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164925331 Speaking Appropriately joan_weston https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164930213 - Formality of language 
- Jargon and Slang 
-Profanity and vulgar expressions 
- Sensitivity: Generic and Nonparallel language
- cause and effects of insensitive language ]]> 2017-04-05 16:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joan_weston/ue7j5sr7ast6/wish/164930213