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The functions of language


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instrumental, regulatory, informative, heuristic, interactional, personal
language, imaginative




Connotative meaning


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the meaning suggested by the associations or emotions triggered by a
word or phrase

,What is expectancy violation theory?


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- Can be either positive or negative
Example: Positive=receiving a surprise gift because of high reward value.
Negative=someone sitting next to you an empty bus
Do we respond positively or negatively when our expectations are violated
in an interaction? Two Factors Violation valence: Crowded bus example If it
an empty bus, person sits next to you, bad If a crowded bus, person sits
next to you, fine The reward vale of the other person: was it a good
surprise? Behavior that confirms to our expectations are generally good
while behavior that does not is generally bad




Violation Valence


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Two Factors Violation valence:
Crowded bus example
If it an empty bus, person sits next to you, bad
If a crowded bus, person sits next to you, fine.
The reward vale of the other person: was it a good surprise?


Behavior that confirms to our expectations are generally good while
behavior that does not is generally bad




Qualifers


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, Qualifiers (e.g. Somewhat, kind of, maybe)




action-oriented listening


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What do I need to do and what do I want to do with information




Attribution theory


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the theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the
situation or the person's disposition




open-mindness


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the state of being receptive to other ways of looking at things




Communicative indicators


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, part of a relational prototype; the actual behaviors connected to criterial
attributes; for example, if one of the criteria attributes of the relational
prototype for friendship is being trustworthy, then keeping secrets would
be a communicative indicator




Linguistic determinism


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Whorf-Sapir. language determines how we interpret the world




Gaze


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Using sight to monitor and regulate another's behavior or to express
emotions
The gaze serves three primary functions Expressive Regulative Monitoring




Stereotype


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A over-generalized belief about a group of people




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