CMN 3 Midterm Questions and Answers 100% Pass

CMN 3 Midterm Questions and Answers 100% Pass ____________ includes words and noises (random sounds), hand gestures, body movements verbal communication tone of voice and speed of talking are nonverbal ____________ paralanguage ____________ is a system of symbols that we use to think and communicate language ____________ is the meaning of words and meaning within sentences semantics ____________ considers context in which words are used pragmatics we need ____________, ____________, and ____________ to correctly use a language semantics, pragmatics, grammar words can have multiple meanings: ____________ and ____________ denotative, connotative ____________ meaning of a word is the commonly accepted definition denotative ("my ex is a dog") ____________ meaning of a word is the emotional or attitude response people have toward a word connotative (i.e. hating the word school because it sucks) language works on various levels of ____________ abstractions lower abstractions provide ____________ clarity higher abstractions cause ____________ strategic ambiguity abstract language includes: ____________, ____________, and ____________ evasion, equivocation, euphemisms ____________ is abstract language that allows speaker to avoid providing specific details evasion (i.e. saying "ill be out with my friends" to parents instead of saying "ill be getting drunk with my friends at a party") ____________ is abstract language that uses words that have unclear or misleading definitions and allows speaker to avoid uncomfortable situations equivocation (i.e. "do you like my haircut?" "it's very fashionable") ____________ is abstract language in which inoffensive words or phrases that substitute for potentially upsetting terms euphemisms (i.e. "a loved one passed away") use strategic ambiguity to 1. promote ____________ 2. soften ____________ 3. make a point ____________ harmony, difficult messages, indirectly abstract language can offer information about ____________ and ____________ affiliations, memberships ____________ is abstract language with group identification slang ("hella" northern California) ____________ is abstract language that is technical and is specific to professions or interest groups jargon (abstract to outsiders, clear to group members) (i.e. detective saying APB - all-points bulletin ____________ language includes hate speech, labeling, biased language inflammatory ____________ is inflammatory language that uses offensive words