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| A body of symbols and the systems for their use in messages that are common to the people of the same speech community |
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| A group of people who speak the same language |
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| Symbols used by a speech community to represent objects, ideas and feelings |
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| A theory claiming that language influences perception |
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| The direct, explicit meaning a speech community formally gives a word. |
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| The feelings or evaluations we associate with a word |
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| The position of a word in a sentence and the words around it |
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| Cultures in which messages are direct, specific and detailed |
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| Cultures in which messages are indirect, general and ambiguous |
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| Feminine styles of language |
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| Use words of empathy and support, emphasize concrete and personal language, and show politeness and tentativeness in speaking |
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| Masculine styles of language |
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| Use words of status and problem solving, emphasize abstract and general language, and show assertiveness and control in speaking |
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| Words that clarify meaning by narrowing what is understood from a general category to a particular item or group within that category |
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| Words that appeal to the senses and help us see, hear, smell, taste or touch |
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| Words that narrow a larger category |
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| Wording that is full of life, vigorous, bright and intense |
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| A direct comparison of dissimilar things |
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| A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared |
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| The weight or importance given to certain words or ideas |
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| Specifying the time or time period that a fact was true or known to be true |
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| The mental and verbal practice of acknowledging the presence of individual differences when voicing generalizations |
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| Choosing language and symbols that are adapted to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listeners and avoiding language that alienates |
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| Technical terms understood only by select groups |
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| Informal vocabulary used by particular groups in society |
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| Using words that may apply to only one sex, race or other group as though they represent everyone |
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| Terms are changed because of the sex, race or other characteristic of the individual |
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| The addition of sex, race, age, or other designations to a description |
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