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| Structural rules that govern the generation of meaning in language |
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| study of sounds that compose languages and how these sounds communicate meaning |
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| literal word meaning ("dictionary") |
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| interpretative word meaning |
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| variation of language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary |
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| when people talk they aren't just saying things, they are doing things |
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| influence of shared characteristics of a group that was born and raised in the same time period (grandparents calling dancing "cutting a rug") |
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| explores the role of power in daily interactions |
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| the language people speak determine the way they see the world |
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| use of verbal communication to attack others based on a social category |
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| disconfirming communication |
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| comments that reject or invalidate a positive or negative self-image or our conversational partners |
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| comments that validate positive self-images of others |
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| version of English that has roots in West African, Caribbean, and US slave languages |
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| specialized terms developed in professions (professors -tenure or doctors - contusions) |
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