Transcript Verbal Comm OC notes copy 2x

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Language
Verbal Communication
It’s all in your WORDS…
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Question #1
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What is this…
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Question #2
2. What does the word “book” mean?
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Question #3
How do you FEEL about the following words:
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snakes
vacation
college
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Question #4
4. What do the following words mean?
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dope
pig
rap
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Question #5
5. Write a definition or identify what area of study
the following words relate to:
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Price elasticity of demand
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Proscenium
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Question #6
6. Where would you go to get a drink of water in
the school hallway?
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Question #7
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Using the following consonants and any vowels
that you want (in any order that you wish)–
- B
- H
- N
- S
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Make up a word that you know is NOT in the
English languageor any other language. Define
the word in a phrase and write a sentence using
the word so its meaning is exemplified.
* Make it classroom appropriate.
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Question #1: What is this…
What are words?
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NOT the actual state of Missouri– a SYMBOL of the state
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Words= symbols that represent things but NOT things
themselves
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Think about the following words:
blood, pus, incision, childbirth
If you get squeamish it’s because you are reacting to the
WORDS as if they are the real thing!
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Questions #2 & 3:
What does the word “book” mean?
How do you feel about the following…
What are the meanings of your words?
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Draw a TREE on your paper.
Look at the tree the person in front of you drew.
Look at the tree the person behind you drew.
Do they all look the same??
Denotative meaning: definition found in the dictionary
Connotative meaning: an individual’s emotional or personal
response to the word
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What do you think of when you hear: New York City
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Question #4: What do the following
words mean…
Language changes
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Meanings are in people… the world changes so language
changes
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Think of: cell phone, cd rom, laser surgery
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lemon= fruit or car?
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chill= cold or relaxed?
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Question #5: Identify the area of study
for the following words…
What kinds of language do you use?
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price elasticity of demand= economics
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proscenium= theater
Technical language: relates to a particular subject
* Choose a topic & jot down 5 of its technical terms:
- football
- music
- ballet
- cooking
- chess
- photograpy
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Question #6: Where would you go get
a drink of water…
What kinds of language do you use?
Did you say…
A drinking fountain, a water fountain, a cooler or a bubbler??
Regionalism: speech common to a particular geographical
region
- If you traveled to different parts of the US– are there terms
that are different? soda (south) OR pop (north)
Cultural terms: related to a particular background or group
of people
- Based on: religion, customs, foods, etc.
Slang terms: informal, nonstandard vocabulary unique to a
particular group
- Teens use slang the most
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Question #7: Use the following to
create a word… B-H-N-S
What kinds of language do you use?
For example: I made gelbs in my cooking class.
gelbs (noun)- a crunchy biscuit
• Go around room and read the SENTENCE you wrote
using your new word.
• Class will guess what your word means.
We gather meanings from the CONTEXT in which
words are used…
Semantics: The study of the relationship between
words & their meanings
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Consider the following…
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What are words?
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What are the meanings of your words?
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Why does the language change?
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What kinds of language do you
use/choose?