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Com 245 Shafer Exam 2
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Communication
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03/22/2011

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Phonetics
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The study of human speech sounds
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Acoustic Phonetics
Definition
Production of speech sounds
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Auditory Phonetics
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Reception of speech sounds
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Phonology
Definition
The study of how sound units are organized
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Phoneme
Definition
Meaningful unit of sound
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Morphology
Definition
The study of the internal structure of words
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Morpheme
Definition

Smallest meaningful unit in a word

ex. unbreakable

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Connotative Meaning
Definition
Attitudes toward particular words and the things they represent
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Syntax
Definition
The arrangment of parts of speech
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Lexical Class
Definition
The arrangment of individual words
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Semantics
Definition
The study of linguistc expressions
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Referent
Definition
The idea, object, or event referred to by words
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Denotative Meaning
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The basic concept of a word
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Stylistic Meaning
Definition
Variation in any level of language
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Affective Meaning
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Denotative + Conotative + Strong Emotional Sentiment
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Pragmatics
Definition

The function of language within contexts

(Meaning in how symbols convey a message without a context)

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Language Ambiguity
Definition
Confusion of message intent
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Phonetic Ambiguity
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Confusion from the sound of words

i.e. words that sound the same

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Structural Ambiguity
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Confusion based on the function of the word

i.e is it a noun or a verb?

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Semanitc Ambiguity
Definition

Confusions of symbols or referants that have more than one meaning

ex. Iraqi head seeks arms

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Strategic Ambiguity
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Intenional ambiguity

ex. Politics 

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Logical Force
Definition
Moral pressure to react a certain way to what someone else has said or done
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Reflexivity
Definition
The process of how what we say affects our own selves
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Stories Lived
Definition
Co-constructed actions that we perform with others
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Stories Told
Definition
Narratives used to make sense of stories lived, a symbol of experience
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What is the order of managing meaning through stories told?
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Speech Act - Episode - Relationship - Culture - Identity
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Episode
Definition
"Nounable" sequence of acts
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Relationship
Definition
Dynamic dance of coordinated actions and managed meanings
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Culture
Definition
Webs of shared meanings and values
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Coordination
Definition
Collaboration to bring a vision into being
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Cosmopolitan Commuication
Definition
Coordination with others who share different backgrounds and beliefs
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Active Metaphor
Definition

Not part of everyday langauage and recognized as a metaphor

ex. I'm in a glass case of emotion

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Dead Metaphor
Definition

Part of everyday language and not recognized as a metaphor

ex. A few bad apples

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Extended Metaphor
Definition

Establishes a series of metaphors

ex. All the world’s a stage. All the men and women are merely players. They have their exits and their enterances. And one man in his time plays many.

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Allegory
Definition
When an entire work is metaphorical
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Mixed Metaphor
Definition

Metaphor that leaps from one identification to a second identification inconsistent w/ the first

ex. Let’s dive into this thing and crack the whip

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Meiosis
Definition
An exaggeration in reverse; an understatement
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Litotes
Definition

A type of speech in which something is asserted by negating its opposite

ex. It wasn't easy (was hard)

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Metonomy
Definition

A figure of speech that is easliy subsistued for another

ex. The Law or The Police

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Synecdoche
Definition

A thing (a "whole") is used to refer to the part of it

ex. WSU lost the game

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Spiral of Silence
Definition
The pressure people feel to conceal their views when they think they are the minority
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Theoretical Orienation
Definition
Public opinion recognized as a tangible force that keeps people in line
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Speech Act
Definition
A message that is part of an interaction
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"Mainstreaming"
Definition
The homogenization of heavy TV watchers to share the same perspective
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Resonance
Definition
The congruence of TV and real life having double the effect of JUST a real life event
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Cultivation Theory
Definition
The effects of TV violence on peoples perception of real life
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