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| a unified system of symbols that permits the sharing of meaning |
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| that which represents something else |
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| a model that explains the realationship which exists among words, things, and thoughts |
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| dictionary meaning; the objective or descriptive meaning of a word |
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| subjective meaning: one's personal meaning for a word |
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| specialized vocabulary of techincal terms shared by s community of users |
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| informal vocabulary that binds users together |
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| miscommunication that occurs when individuals think they understand eachother but actually miss each other's meaning |
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| the use of language and/or language that causes us to think in extremes |
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| a pleasant word that is substituted for a less pleasant one |
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| the culture in power; the mainstream culture |
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| the belief that the labels we use help share the way we think, our worldview, and our behavior |
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| the belief that language influences how we interpret the world |
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| the belief that persons who speak diffrent languages percieve the world diffrently |
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| the use of prejudiced language |
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| sexiest, ageist, or racist language; language disparaging to the members of a co-culture |
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| words that are discriminatory but not literally racial |
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| words and phrases used to sell oneself as hip or cool |
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| questions that are medway between outright statements and yes-no questions |
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| remarks that diminish a statement's importance |
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| Deborah Tannen's term for language differences attributed to gender |
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| the informal communication style that marks electronic communication |
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