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SPC 1017 ZEIGLER FINAL Exam
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Denotative Meaning - Answer✔simple dictionary meaning/definition
Connotative Meaning - Answer✔- the feeling or association each individual has about a word
- Ex: car, "I hope it doesn't get towed", "I wish I had a car"
- Ex: chair
Actual Talk - Answer✔what was said
Appropriate language - Answer✔- Euphemism
- Doublespeak
Euphemism - Answer✔an inoffensive word or phrase that is substituted for other words that
may be perceived as unpleasant
- "passed away"
Doublespeak - Answer✔- words deliberately constructed for political purposes
- words specifically intended to impose a desirable mental attitude on those using them
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- used by institutions
- When institutions use euphemisms
- "transportation services"
- "adult beverage"
Racist Language - Answer✔tendency to describe the majority groups, their actions as members
in positive terms, where minority groups, their actions of members are portrayed
overwhelmingly in negative terms
Sexist Language - Answer✔considered to be any language that is supposed to include all
people, but unintentionally (or not) excludes a gender, this can be either male or female
Ableist Language - Answer✔language referring to people with disabilities
AVOID
-implying a person as a whole is disabled
-equating people with their condition
-have negative overtones (stroke victim)
-is regarded as a slur
Language Specialization - Answer✔- adapt to environment
- language environments can be specialized even if the communicators are trying to reach a
mass audience
- be able to explain the field you're going into
- Learn language of being an expert in something
- Becoming an expert in your career area with language
- Terms
- What words mean
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- Etc.
Style - Answer✔is the result of the way you select and arrange words and sentences
Roles - Answer✔connected to verbal style
Report Talk - Answer✔- this type of speech the speaker's goal is to maintain a status to
demonstrate knowledge and skill, and to keep stage position
- mostly men (masculine)
- Men communicate to be center stage, to out do one another
Rapport Talk - Answer✔- language designed to lead to intimacy with others, to match
experiences, and to establish relationships
- mostly women (feminine)
- Goal is to establish intimacy
- To engage
- To see what you have in common
- If a man engages in rapport talk we see him as weak
Powerful Talk - Answer✔- talk the comes directly to the point
- talk that does not use hesitation or qualifications
- when people use it they are more credible, more attractive and more persuasive than those
who don't use it
- absence of: vocal fillers, tag questions, disclaimers
- Double standard for men and women
make you sound less powerful: - Answer✔- disclaimers
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SPC 1017 ZEIGLER FINAL Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass.
Denotative Meaning - Answer✔simple dictionary meaning/definition
Connotative Meaning - Answer✔- the feeling or association each individual has about a word
- Ex: car, "I hope it doesn't get towed", "I wish I had a car"
- Ex: chair
Actual Talk - Answer✔what was said
Appropriate language - Answer✔- Euphemism
- Doublespeak
Euphemism - Answer✔an inoffensive word or phrase that is substituted for other words that
may be perceived as unpleasant
- "passed away"
Doublespeak - Answer✔- words deliberately constructed for political purposes
- words specifically intended to impose a desirable mental attitude on those using them
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- used by institutions
- When institutions use euphemisms
- "transportation services"
- "adult beverage"
Racist Language - Answer✔tendency to describe the majority groups, their actions as members
in positive terms, where minority groups, their actions of members are portrayed
overwhelmingly in negative terms
Sexist Language - Answer✔considered to be any language that is supposed to include all
people, but unintentionally (or not) excludes a gender, this can be either male or female
Ableist Language - Answer✔language referring to people with disabilities
AVOID
-implying a person as a whole is disabled
-equating people with their condition
-have negative overtones (stroke victim)
-is regarded as a slur
Language Specialization - Answer✔- adapt to environment
- language environments can be specialized even if the communicators are trying to reach a
mass audience
- be able to explain the field you're going into
- Learn language of being an expert in something
- Becoming an expert in your career area with language
- Terms
- What words mean
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- Etc.
Style - Answer✔is the result of the way you select and arrange words and sentences
Roles - Answer✔connected to verbal style
Report Talk - Answer✔- this type of speech the speaker's goal is to maintain a status to
demonstrate knowledge and skill, and to keep stage position
- mostly men (masculine)
- Men communicate to be center stage, to out do one another
Rapport Talk - Answer✔- language designed to lead to intimacy with others, to match
experiences, and to establish relationships
- mostly women (feminine)
- Goal is to establish intimacy
- To engage
- To see what you have in common
- If a man engages in rapport talk we see him as weak
Powerful Talk - Answer✔- talk the comes directly to the point
- talk that does not use hesitation or qualifications
- when people use it they are more credible, more attractive and more persuasive than those
who don't use it
- absence of: vocal fillers, tag questions, disclaimers
- Double standard for men and women
make you sound less powerful: - Answer✔- disclaimers
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